The Pharmaceutical Association of Nigeria Students, Obafemi Awolowo University has won the first edition of the Tech Hackathon Competition organized for Pharmacy students in Nigeria by the National Council of the association.
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The final stage of the competition took place on Wednesday 18th of October, 2023 at the 48th National Convention of the Pharmaceutical Association of Nigeria Students, National Secretariat which held in Delta State University, Abraka.
Applications were sent from various PANS chapters on the topic ‘Unleashing the Power of Innovation in Phamacy.’ Applicants were expected to discuss on how technology can be used to address and solve the problems facing the Pharmacy profession, focusing on the following areas; transportation, data management, supply chains, research, academy and research.
Meanwhile, only the PANS chapters that made it to the final stage were able to pitch their ideas at the convention.
Team PANS OAU comprising of Afolabi Dare Israel 300L, (Team Lead), Arimoro Adeyemi David 300L and Bashorun Maryam Ashabi 500L made it to the final stage and came in first position in the Hackathon competition. The team was awarded a cash prize of one hundred thousand naira.
Team OAU, also won a scholarship enrollment to the first TechMed Institute in Nigeria and the representatives will be mentored on how to build the product pitched to an MVP level.
According to a jury of four Tech Founders, TEAM OAU idea had the most outstanding solution to solve supply chain issues in pharmacy (fighting against counterfeited drugs etc) with a product that uses Blockchain + Artificial Intelligence.
Speaking with the Team Lead of PANS OAU, Afolabi Dare expressed his happiness about the win owing to the fact that he almost dropped out of Pharmacy school because Pharmacy is an extremely time demanding course thereby not making him have time for what he loves and finds interest in, which is Tech.
‘I thought about solving problems in pharmaceutical sectors with Tech, hence I decided to keep pressing and seeing my idea came out as the best tech solution in Nigeria? I can’t even feel my feet, Happy is an understatement!’ – says excited Afolabi Dare.
Finally, PANS OAU also won the Chess Competition and Face of Pharmacy Nigeria at the National Convention.
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