Dray

music lover, UI/UX designer, innovator, Entrepreneur, Geologist. founder/CEO @Chekkitapp | Merck '20 | FBStart '20 | MEST Alumni | TEF Alumni

[Dray @Oodeez]

Many thanks @CascadorNigeria for sharing our work. Still day 1 at @Chekkitapp

[Cascador @CascadorNigeria]

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐞𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐌𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐋𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐁𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬.

Innovative founders are Solving this societal problem.

Meet Dare Odumade, CEO of @Chekkitapp Technologies, and a leader from the Cascador 2025 Cohort.

Dare's mission is simple - to protect people's lives by ensuring that consumers have safe, authentic, and traceable products.

Through their innovative traceability platform, Chekkit helps pharmaceutical and FMCG manufacturers prevent losses, secure their supply chain, and instantly reward consumers. Their platform not only ensures authenticity but provides loyalty automation that helps companies three times their revenue.

This is more than business; it's a mission to save lives. We are proud to support Dare's commitment to building trust and driving operational excellence for manufacturers across Africa and beyond.

#Cascador #Chekkit #SupplyChain #Traceability #FMCG #HealthTech #AfricanStartups #Entrepreneurship

Learn more: https://t.co/zw1okznWLQ

[ChekkitApp #SavingLives @Chekkitapp]

@the_beardedsina https://t.co/LZ7tgNZI7r

[The Stress Manager @eakpe]

Prof. Dora Akunyili (2001-2009) introduced SMS-based Product Authentication Service (PAS) where you scratch and send a code to a particular number to see if it was fake or original.

Prof. Mojisola Christianah Adeyeye took it a step further by introducing the use of barcode technology (specifically GS1 standards).

She introduced the NAFDAC Greenbook (a digital database of registered products) and the Scan2Verify app.

Guess what?

Nigerians didn't use it and it was also frustrated by fake drugs merchants.

[The_Bearded_Dr_Sina @the_beardedsina]

Tech Bros and App developers.
An idea came to mind this morning. Is it doable?

I sketched in my Diary.

Can we have an App or software whereby, every drug has a bar code. Once you buy a drug or medical item, you scan it and you're instantly notified if it is original or fake.

If it is fake, An alert is immediately sent to NAFDAC which means the app's algorithm will be integrated into NAFDAC's database

Every Authentic manufacturer too will have these bar codes.

For every Flag to NAFDAC, The alert will also trace the location of production and entire distribution chain of the fake manufacturers.

Is it a doable?
Thinking out loud.

I'm open to more discussions.
You can send a DM

[paul @paulnnaluo]

@the_beardedsina Chekkit has been on this for over 5 years.
https://t.co/EwNupT6Soc

It's a great solution but adoption in a place with lower value to life is hard.

If you have this app on your phone and it's completely free, you'll only use it a few times before you forget it is on your phone.

[Dray @Oodeez]

featured author in THRIVE: Mastering E-Commerce the African Way!
In chapter 7, I explore Product Digital Identity Management to boost Africa’s e-commerce efficiency 
🇳🇬 Buy in Nigeria  https://t.co/sHEmooCANG 
🌍 Buy outside Nigeria https://t.co/x1xEg04OnS
#Ecommerce #Africa

[Dray @Oodeez]

It’s time for a more proactive, sustainable solution to the counterfeit crisis. Let’s move forward with digital serialization to protect our people. #CounterfeitCrisis #Africa #PublicSafety #SupplyChainSecurity

[Dray @Oodeez]

Africa faces a growing tragedy: counterfeit products are claiming lives. Fake medicines in rural areas, counterfeit alcohol in big cities like Lagos & Nairobi, & now fake food killing children.

https://t.co/VGhk2F4WSV

[Dray @Oodeez]

With a national repository & verification system, such that people could use service providers tools to ensure product authenticity in real time via mobile Apps or USSD/SMS verifying against this data in this national repository. This could save lives.

https://t.co/QOiRhBJMon

[Dray @Oodeez]

@AjeboDanny I sympathize with you @boy_director , I had my fair share experience with fake alcohol from nightclubs in west&east Africa. It’s why I thought it wise to provide cryptographic QR codes on brand labels and verify with @Chekkitapp. Thank God for life, I wish you speedy recovery.

[Dray @Oodeez]

God’s grace outshines human effort always.
You never know who is watching and learning from your story. Elated to see I made Africa’s top 50 exceptional entrepreneur list with my name was listed in honour of the great minds building with me at @Chekkitapp https://t.co/gwOM5eBmYX

[NAFDAC NIGERIA @NafdacAgency]

Public Alert No. 011/2024.
Alert on the sale of counterfeit Tandak Injection in Nigeria
#NafdacALERTS

🔗 https://t.co/CiQhAvBvf3

[Dray @Oodeez]

Spot the mobile authentication labels from @Chekkitapp on original Tandak Injection in Nigeria and authenticate them over #USSD and QR scan. You also stand a chance to win instant airtime with every 5 Product’s #Chekkitlabel you scan. Don’t fall victim of fake products!!!

[NAFDAC NIGERIA @NafdacAgency]

Public Alert No. 011/2024.
Alert on the sale of counterfeit Tandak Injection in Nigeria
#NafdacALERTS

🔗 https://t.co/CiQhAvBvf3

[Dray @Oodeez]

@heistimi I'm interested

[Dray @Oodeez]

@slavasazhin83 Cool, did you authenticate it? If you have a local number you verify over USSD/SMS. Otherwise, use the QR option.
@Chekkitapp encourages more verification with N100 airtime when for every 5 unique #Chekkitstickerlabel verified by the same user (Phone No.)

[Dray @Oodeez]

@slavasazhin83 The issue of counterfeits persists, but @Chekkitapp is here to solve it. By syncing unique product identifiers on the #blockchain and engaging last-mile consumers, we enable verification via mobile phone over USSD or App. #Counterfeit #SupplyChain #Blockchain

[Dray @Oodeez]

@slavasazhin83 Don't buy products in Idumota without the #ChekkitStickerlabel – it's likely fake! Only a truly integrated digital-twin supply chain infrastructure can end this, which we've integrated with #NafdacAgency and #GS1Nigeria