Kenya - Orange Kenya launches service to fight counterfeit drugs.

Orange Kenya said it has joined the mPedigree scheme to counter fake medicines. It said mPedigree is an international network of principal telecom operators and leading pharmaceutical industry associations in Africa It said mPedigree allows patients and medical service providers to find out whether drugs are genuine by typing in the serial number on the medicine packet and sending it to a four-digit code. They will receive a prompt response to show whether the drugs are genuine or not at no cost. Orange Kenya CEO Mickael Ghossein said the launch of mPedigree in Kenya is part …