Blockchain Technology and COVID-19
Ahmed Banafa · River Publishers eBooks · 2023
The COVID-19 coronavirus has impacted countries, communities, and individuals in countless ways, from school closures to healthcare insurance issues not to undermined loss of lives. A blockchain is an essential tool for establishing an efficient and transparent healthcare business model based on higher degrees of accuracy and trust because technology is a tamper-proof public ledger. Therefore, the use of blockchain-enabled platforms can help prevent these pandemics by enabling early detection of epidemics, fast-tracking drug trials, and impact management of outbreaks and treatment. Blockchain can be used for tracking public health data surveillance, particularly for infectious disease outbreaks such as COVID-19. Blockchain could also manage a crisis situation. It could instantly alert the public about the coronavirus by global institutes like the World Health Organization using smart contracts concept. Blockchain-based platforms can be useful in reviewing, recording, and tracking of demand, supplies, and logistics of epidemic prevention materials.