The Sproxil Blog

The Danger of Substandard Drugs in Pakistan

Meliza — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 21:11:28 +0000

In Pakistan, counterfeit cardiac medication dispensed by the Punjab Institute of Cardiology (PIC) led to hundreds of casualties and over a hundred deaths. As of today, the death toll reached 121 people. An estimated 50,000 patients have been issued the medicine, threatening an exponential increase in inpatient influx for Pakistani hospitals, who have already been [...]

Drug Anti-Counterfeiting Technology Reaches 1 Million Users

Meliza — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:23:40 +0000

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jennifer Viera pr@sproxil.com Consumers Use Sproxil’s MPA™ Solution to Determine Drug Safety More Than 1 Million Times in Battle Against Counterfeit Drugs - User Base Expected to Grow in Response to Nigeria’s Malaria Epidemic and India’s New Directorate General of Foreign Trade Guidelines - Cambridge, MA, January 25, 2012 – Sproxil, [...]

African Diaspora Marketplace II Grant Submission Deadline FEB 3rd!

Meliza — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 18:18:37 +0000

The African Diaspora Marketplace (ADM) II is a partnership between the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and Western Union to encourage sustainable economic growth and employment by supporting African Diaspora (members are those individuals of African origin who are residents or citizens of the U.S.) entrepreneurs to establish innovative businesses in Africa by [...]

Sproxil to attend PASS 2012

Meliza — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 15:45:36 +0000

Sproxil is excited to announce that we will be attending the Product Authentication + Security Summit (PASS) China in Shanghai, China, from February 29 to March 2, 2012. It be a great opportunity to network with folks from various industries – such as brand owners, law enforcement agencies, investigators, government agencies, attorneys, consumer groups, and [...]

The Holiday Season Brings The Threat of Counterfeits Closer to Consumers

Meliza — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 21:30:53 +0000

This 2011 Holiday season was abuzz with Christmas-inspired sales, both in brick & mortar stores and in the online world. Drawn by its convenience and ease, shoppers flocked to the internet to seek the best bargains for presents for their loved ones. Unfortunately, as we have seen with rogue online pharmacies, the internet is not [...]

NAFDAC Partners with Airtel on MAS

Meliza — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 19:17:25 +0000

Nigeria’s National Agency for Food and Drugs Administrations and Control (NAFDAC) and Airtel Networks Limited (a telecommunication company in Nigeria) have partnered to provide affordable rates for SMS (mobile text messaging) services in order to facilitate greater adoption of Mobile Authentication Services (MAS). The partnership was cemented by a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), signed by [...]

Summing up mHealth Summit 2011

Meliza — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 15:30:18 +0000

Sproxil was lucky enough to be able to send TWO folks to this year’s mHealth Summit 2011 at Gaylord Convention Center (National Harbor, MD) from December 5th to December 7th. From 8am on Monday morning until its end, the Summit was buzzing with people talking about amazing ideas and initiatives, networking with like-minded professionals, and [...]

The 84th National Conference of PSN

Meliza — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 14:47:34 +0000

The 84th National Conference of PSN (Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria) was held in Enugu, Nigeria, on October 31st to November 4th, 2011. This year’s conference, a longstanding informative and collaborative event, focused on the theme “Achieving Health Sector Goals in Nigeria – Opportunities and Challenges.” Over 800 individuals attended this year. The Health Sector goals [...]

The Power of Information Conference

Meliza — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 20:08:27 +0000

Did you know that the number of internet users in Africa has increased from 4.5 million in 2000 (0.6%) to 110 million (10.9%) in 2010? Did you know that 90% of the entire world population is now covered by mobile networks (and 80% in rural areas)? Where did we learn these amazing figures? A representative [...]

The Counterfeit Drug Bust in China

Meliza — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 17:20:30 +0000

For those that have not heard the news, there was a recent incident in the Henan province (central China) concerning USD 30 million worth of counterfeit pharmaceutical products. 65 million bottles have been confiscated and 114 people arrested as a result of a four-month long investigation and drug bust. The investigation, sparked from an incident [...]