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Blockchain and COVID-19 pandemic: applications and challenges
Raja Wasim Ahmad1,2, Khaled Salah2, Raja Jayaraman3
1College of Engineering and Information Technology, Ajman University, Ajman, UAE.
Cluster Computing
|June 26, 2023
Summary
Blockchain technology offers solutions to healthcare system limitations exposed by the COVID-19 pandemic. It enhances security, privacy, and traceability for medical supplies, testing, and vaccination certification, aiding pandemic management.
Area of Science:
- Health Informatics
- Blockchain Technology
- Public Health Emergency Management
Background:
- The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted critical vulnerabilities in centralized healthcare systems, particularly in managing public health emergencies.
- Existing systems lack robust information security, privacy, data immutability, transparency, and traceability, hindering effective pandemic response and fraud detection.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore the potential applications of blockchain technology in combating the COVID-19 pandemic.
- To present high-level designs for blockchain-based systems to improve emergency health management.
- To review current blockchain research, use cases, and case studies relevant to COVID-19.
Main Methods:
- Discussion of blockchain's capabilities in ensuring secure medical supplies, identifying virus hotspots, and verifying the authenticity of personal protective equipment.
- Presentation of conceptual designs for three blockchain-based systems tailored for COVID-19 health emergencies.
- Review and analysis of existing blockchain research projects and real-world applications in the context of the pandemic.
Main Results:
- Blockchain technology can significantly enhance data security, provenance, and transparency in healthcare during a pandemic.
- Proposed systems aim to improve the efficiency and reliability of managing COVID-19 related data, including vaccination and testing certifications.
- Numerous ongoing research projects and case studies demonstrate the growing adoption and potential of blockchain in addressing pandemic challenges.
Conclusions:
- Blockchain offers a promising technological framework to address the systemic weaknesses exposed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Implementation of blockchain solutions can lead to more resilient, secure, and efficient public health emergency management systems.
- Future research is needed to overcome identified challenges and fully realize blockchain's potential in global health security.
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