Tackling Counterfeit Drugs With MFeyti According to Solomon Opio, Capacity Development Lead, Outbox Hub, Mfeyti is a web and mobile-based platform for users to verify the authenticity of drugs/medications given to them. The developers boast of having an artificial intelligence chatbot that guides on how to stay away from counterfeit like the hepatitis B vaccines now causing a storm in the Uganda health sector and any other counterfeit drugs. Solomon reports that to the user this platform one inputs unique identification numbers that are available on the packaging of ever drug and the application gives results and advises the patient on how to use the medicine. Also, a user can report drugs that they suspect to be…
