How Technology has Revolutionized Blood Donor Platforms?

In the era of connected everything and technology which has simplified our lives so much, the important sectors such as healthcare are late to adopt technology in their functioning. Just take the case of donating Blood. Why a person has to wait for a blood camp to be set up near his place, so that he can donate blood. These are some unnecessary hoops and technology is still not in place to simplify the process. Why these processes till now have not been moved online. Why can not the process be streamlined and data analysis be done and regular Blood donation drives be conducted online.

Blood donation in India is more of a selfless act and it is done only by highly motivated people. While it is a noble deed, but there is no way for a person to know that the blood he has donated has been utilised to save or alter someone’s life. It is a simple feedback loop which we humans require to stay motivated. If we know that our efforts are being recognised, only then can we stay motivated in the longer term. All these problems can be dealt with by moving things online. In this world of app connected world, an app is the best way to keep the like minded blood donors and receivers connected and form a sense of belongingness and community. People respond better when they know that it is them who are going to make a difference. Normal blood donation camps give rise to a herd mentality that they can not know or see how their blood will be used by the blood bank. People feel that they are just giving their blood to an organisation (who may sell their blood for a profit) and not to real people.

The main highlight and benefit a blood donor online app provides is an automated tracking and status of the blood donated by a person. If a person can see the status and track the whereabouts of his blood, he feels inspired to make a blood donation again and he can realise the fact that his act has indeed made a difference in someone else’s life. This simple intervention of technology keeps us humans bound together and instills security in us. It makes one believe in the inherent goodness in oneself. As human beings, we are social animals and in case of us not being directly affected, we happily share whatever we have. So blood which our body generates in sometime, we can happily share with the more needy, whose life may be dependent upon an emergency blood transfusion.

We humans as a species have evolved and thrived so far on earth is only because of our co-operation and sharing of resources with one another. We take care of our old and young. If we have all the information, we rarely hesitate to help a person in need. Online Blood Donor apps bring the much needed transparency and the direct contact between the blood donor and receiver and puts the need of the blood bank on the backside only as a logistics supplier. This way with the help of technology, we are able to solve a major problem thus enriching lives and making life more enjoyable and full of happiness while also improving the quality of life for humans as a whole, which is and should be the main purpose of technology, i.e. to make our lives comfortable and easy.

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