EOS Costa Rica Leverages Blockchain to Tackle a Global Blood Supply Shortage Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic
Summary
Lifebank offers doctors a way to better manage the blood donation process, increase supply chain efficiency and automate rewards for donors. Now, with the Red Cross reporting less than two days’ worth of blood supplies, EOS Costa Rica is leveraging blockchain technology to present an innovative solution to the worsening problem. EOS Costa Rica co-founder, Edgar Fernandez, explained, “The coronavirus pandemic uncovered a number of problem areas in the healthcare supply chain - one of which being blood donations. UNICEF, Gavi Alliance, The World Economic Forum and several other global organizations have recently highlighted blockchain technologies as critical for expediting solutions for COVID-related issues. EOS Costa Rica is a spin-off startup of pioneering company Sistemas Edenia Internacional S.A., incorporated in 1987 and operating as a blockchain infrastructure provider since 2013.