The Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) executive director Mr Godfrey Mutabazi has urged that government cannot miss the opportunity to have a chip in humans that will “better management and better life.”
“With this technology now, so many ideas are coming up. At birth, most countries have got a policy on immunisation where they prevent some diseases. In the near future, there will be some policies that will require human beings at birth to have a chip in their bodies to prevent some of the diseases such as ebola, polio but also to correct some of the DNA defectives so that people can live longer,” Mr Mutabazi said, according to the Daily Monitor.
The news daily reports that Mr Mutabazi made these remarks at UMA Show Ground, Lugogo during the 1st Annual Conference on Higher Education, organised under the theme; “Mainstreaming Information and Communication Technology in Research, Higher Education Delivery and Management.”
“As we speak now there are other chips that are available and functional in some parts of the world. Remember with this 5G, many devices are going to flood the market. Government cannot miss that opportunity to have a chip in humans that will better management and better life.” He explained, according to the Daily Monitor.
Dr Johnblack Kabukye, a medical informatics at Uganda Cancer Institute, was quoted as saying research is already being done to customise medicine, a development he believes will enable them treat people effectively and reduce on drug wastage.
“What people are thinking is that in not so distant future, you will have to get your DNA sequence when you are born and keep this information. You could order and keep it at home. Eventually, you will have it on your flash, and move in a hospital and give it to them and they will analyse it and decide which drug to give you. You will find people walk in hospital with a chip just as you can pay by tapping on a card or your phone. Next time it is going to be genetic information on your phone,” he explained.
Notably, many Christians express concerns about microchip implants because it is a prelude to “the mark of the Beast” which Revelation chapter 13 says will be “a mark on their right hand or on their foreheads.”
