Enhancing Emergency Blood Supply Chain Management Through a Demand-Driven Mobile Application for Rapid Donor Mobilization

The expectation of blood availability during periods of critical need highlights the significance in maintaining an efficient and responsive blood supply chain, primarily dependent on voluntary donors. They are the workhorses of the system, providing a steady supply to keep blood stocks at optimum levels. Yet in emergencies when blood banks run short, such donors are the last line of defense. In this case, there is a critical factor over time. To do this, blood banks need to be able to quickly find and reach the nearest donor in order for hospitals to receive necessary life-saving supplies of blood. Blood donation is a selfless act that helps save lives, underpinning numerous medical treatments and emergency programs. That could cause a death for healthcare providers in emergencies or others who rely on the blood supply. It endorses the importance of a demand-driven system through which blood donors can be mobilized in haste. A smartphone application has been developed to supply this important need. This means that in times of emergency where the need is for blood immediately and not available at existing back bank shortcuts, it will search the nearest Blood Donor Volunteers from Permission enabled device aids owner to directly communicate by Call/SMS with respective Volunteer. In this paper, we present the application and its impact on enhancing emergency response time to save lives.