Did you know that up to 70% of all medicine delivered in Africa is fake ? Counterfeit medicine is costing millions of lives on the African continent and Patrick McGee is leading the charge to tackle this massive humanitarian issue by securing the pharma supply chain using blockchain and NFT technology. Patrick, originally from Zimbabwe, ran the African engagement for the World Economic Forum before deciding to dedicate his life to fighting counterfeit trade in Africa, where it’s the most prevalent. Patrick has launched the world’s largest effort ever undertaken in the fight against counterfeiting and illicit trade, signed by more than 54 Heads of State and ratified by 41 parliaments in the African Continental Free Trade Area. Patrick McGee is General Manager, Africa, at OriginAll, a Swiss-born technology company specialising in the field of product security and traceability.
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