BloodComm: A Peer-to-Peer Blockchain-based Community for Blood Donation Network

Abstract

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.