BloodComm: A Peer-to-Peer Blockchain-based Community for Blood Donation Network
Chowdhury Mohammad Abdullah, Minhaz Kamal, Fairuz Shaiara, Abu Raihan Mostofa Kamal, Md Azam Hossain · 2022
Blood transfusion is an integral part of the healthcare system that plays an important role in ensuring the quality of care for patients undergoing a variety of medical procedures and treatments. A large portion of this blood comes from voluntary donors. The existing blood donor management systems are unable to offer a reliable audit trail and traceability. Hence, there is a significant risk that patients may get transfusion of blood from unreliable sources. In this paper, we propose a system built on Ethereum with the goal of creating a decentralized, transparent, traceable, and secure network of blood donors. The platform uses smart contracts to facilitate peer-to-peer interactions. To encourage donors to donate blood more regularly, the system also offers rewards in the form of tokens. Our source code is available in a public Github repository1.