This is how blockchain can help fight pandemics

This is how blockchain can help fight pandemics

Blockchain is used to record information in a way that makes it difficult or impossible to change, cheat or hack.

It could be used to create a Trusted COVID-19 Essential Supplies Repository of safe and certified products.

OriginTrail - a data authentication platform for global supply chains - proposed the idea on UpLink, the World Economic Forum's crowdsourcing platform for innovations.



Weaknesses in how medical equipment is procured have been exposed and exacerbated by COVID-19. When the pandemic took hold, demand for supplies such as personal protective equipment soared - along with the number of suppliers.

How can buyers of these products know they are sourcing safe and certified equipment from trusted companies? According to OriginTrail - a data sharing platform for global supply chains - blockchain is the answer.

The technology allows information to be recorded in a way that makes it difficult or impossible to change, cheat or hack - and is increasingly being used to validate the authenticity of data.













OriginTrail is a data sharing platform that uses blockchain to validate data and allow users to access it securely.





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