The world has since been stirred up by the wind of blockchain possibilities seen in fintech; records and data analysis and also recently in politics. But can we see thesame possibilities in healthcare for the poor in Africa?
Maybe within the developed countries apart of Africa, as it is a continent with many countries within. I myself am not aware, but I'm sure their are ways to bring blockchain into the infrastructure of a country. There are a lot of areas within Africa where the Blockchain may not reach any time soon, at least until development starts thriving in those parts. 
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There is a really high possibility and it is not impossible to make. The problem lies on who will be the one to fund such healthcare. The government of Africa is already out of the option. It is possible that it would be a third party country or a very rich individual or an international organization.
The world has since been stirred up by the wind of blockchain possibilities seen in fintech; records and data analysis and also recently in politics. But can we see thesame possibilities in healthcare for the poor in Africa?
Maybe within the developed countries apart of Africa, as it is a continent with many countries within. I myself am not aware, but I'm sure their are ways to bring blockchain into the infrastructure of a country. There are a lot of areas within Africa where the Blockchain may not reach any time soon, at least until development starts thriving in those parts. The application of blockchain to medicine is helpful in Africa. Procurement of personnel and other medical equipment is needed by the people of Africa. We will know how the blockchain technology will be developed. I hope this will continue, not just in Africa but other poor countries
Blockchain technology would be a big help to prevent counterfeit drugs being sold in the black market. But then we should take into account first the most basic problem in Africa which would be lack of needs like clean water and technology too. They would have a hard time using blockchain technology if they would not have a stable connection to have the transactions. Regarding the medicine, some private companies take advantage of the opportunity to deliver counterfeit drugs because more often than not, it cannot be detected but through blockchain technology, there would be transparency and the transactions can be traced.
This is the article related to the situation of the medicinal sector in Africa. http://allafrica.com/stories/201711160493.html
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Nevin said NAFDAC has pioneered several authentication technologies targeted at fighting counterfeit drugs. He said on the back of technology adoption, circulation of counterfeit medicines dropped from 40 per cent in 2001 to 16.7 percent in 2015. The economist said a new mandatory method called "mass serialization," often combined with "track-and-trace" requirements, is becoming the worldwide standard for regulators in securing the supply chain.
i've been considering this for a while, i do feel that medicine in africa is too archaic to be using blockchain technology. the patients are mostly illiterates. How do you explain the blockchain technology to a man who wouldnt wanna use internet or mobile bank? how would you use blockchain when light (power) and internet are still major problems?
The world has since been stirred up by the wind of blockchain possibilities seen in fintech; records and data analysis and also recently in politics. But can we see thesame possibilities in healthcare for the poor in Africa?
Of cos it possible. But I think the government of African countries need to adopt the Blockchain technology for it to be extended to the poor people in Africa. I believe Blockchain will change the world.
It is currently changing a world in terms of a new knowledge that the crypto technologies provide. Crypto currently serves only for the mean for the profit. A longer time must pass for it to be realized completely into the imagined goals. Africa's government needs to adopt crypto as such but with the current situation that is present there, it is hardly possible right now. I do believe that this technology will change the world but that is far from the happening yet.
The world has since been stirred up by the wind of blockchain possibilities seen in fintech; records and data analysis and also recently in politics. But can we see thesame possibilities in healthcare for the poor in Africa?
Of cos it possible. But I think the government of African countries need to adopt the Blockchain technology for it to be extended to the poor people in Africa. I believe Blockchain will change the world.
The application of blockchain to medicine is helpful in Africa. Procurement of personnel and other medical equipment is needed by the people of Africa. We will know how the blockchain technology will be developed. I hope this will continue, not just in Africa but other poor countries
The blockchain technology in Africa can provide many good results because of its high transparency, as there are many cases of scam occur in that continent, especially drug/Medicine scams.
Many organizations carry the charity name to get the drugs they sell on the black market or terrorist organizations.
If it is possible to use the blockchain technology, the harmful use of that industry will be dull and will return positive results.
The same thing is due to governments, the crisis is a crisis of trust and can be solved.
Many organizations carry the charity name to get the drugs they sell on the black market or terrorist organizations.
If it is possible to use the blockchain technology, the harmful use of that industry will be dull and will return positive results.
The same thing is due to governments, the crisis is a crisis of trust and can be solved.
The world has since been stirred up by the wind of blockchain possibilities seen in fintech; records and data analysis and also recently in politics. But can we see thesame possibilities in healthcare for the poor in Africa?
I dont know why you just mentioning the Africa here but blockchain technologies use in the healthcare can be seen over global level too. As the data generated with patient history is very much helpful for the scientist to study the relevance field more closely.
There are many on going ICO's, and worked out protocols like VoxelX, Trippki etc who are continuously helping the creation of data centre.
I guess such organisations will help reduce the efforts of doctors and also minimise the error! These will be big in the near future as compared to what they are today.
Blockchain mainly used as a ledger for patients medical records and if it can be truly integrated then it makes hospital working faster when finding emergency patient database and helping logistic supplies not only in Africa but also other third world countries. However implementing such technology in these countries isn't as easy as it looks since corruption overflowing and not so open-minded people and government are trying to prevent something new as they risk to expose their past failure 
This can only be possible if the government allows it and mind you blockchain generally is a threat to the government. But then we never can tell what the future holds, we might just wake up one morning and hear that even banks are into blockchain, impossible is nothing when it comes to blockchain. 
Blokcchain technology application to medicine and healthcare in Africa is in progress. I came across a project that used blockchain applications to verify the authenticity of a drugs by scanning a barcode. I think in the future we will see more advance applications which will be beneficial to the poor.
Recently saw something like this too...but they are still in the trial phase. Hope it works The world has since been stirred up by the wind of blockchain possibilities seen in fintech; records and data analysis and also recently in politics. But can we see thesame possibilities in healthcare for the poor in Africa?
Blockchain technology is usefull for any purpose and make cost more eficient. If government in africa want to improve their health quality, I am believe blockchain technology will very helpfull. I think its depend on government will
The world has since been stirred up by the wind of blockchain possibilities seen in fintech; records and data analysis and also recently in politics. But can we see thesame possibilities in healthcare for the poor in Africa?
Of cos it possible. But I think the government of African countries need to adopt the Blockchain technology for it to be extended to the poor people in Africa. I believe Blockchain will change the world.
Many other countries that blockchain is widely spreading is not through their government, majority of blockchain based project are being executed by individual. The citizens of the African countries need to stand up and take the bull by the horn.
right, it's possible. A blockchain technology is the first technology to have what it is today. This is not the first African country in the world though its people are from the first one in the africa world. It will not be far from africa and become a blockchain experience especially in accordance with their assistance from different countries.
I believe blockchain will change the world in a positive way. Haters are always criticize this but i think in near future it will become no1 site for invest.
I find it quite distant, when people have a correct view of the market and the government has the right steps for the crypto market, then we can hope for things like you say.
Blockhain has an important roles in prevent drug abuse. The blockchain is a decentralised digital ledger that records and transfers data in a fast, secure, and transparent manner. When applied in the pharmaceutical supply chain, the blockchain tracks the drugs at each stage from the pharmaceutical company to the patient. The IBM research solution involves a permissioned blockchain and a mobile interface. Every party on the network is certified and authorised to initiate an action and complete, track, and verify their transactions. Here is a breakdown of the different functions that the blockchain offers: the blockchain comprises of a trusted network of pharmaceutical companies, delivery carriers, chemists, hospitals, and clinics. For example, the pharmaceutical companies on the blockchain are trustworthy and offer authentic drugs. Therefore, any person ordering drugs on the blockchain-based network is assured of getting industry-approved products.
When we talk about blockchain, only three things are necessary. The network of devices, sufficient internet connectivity and operators. Blockchain could definitely help to optimise the traditional process of data recording and since it has a better set of advantages at a comparatively lower cost, it could be helpful in any part of the world irrespective of the economic condition of the country.
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