Authors :
Pwadubashiyi Coston Pwavodi; Habeeb Oladimeji Oladipupo; Boluwatife Esther Folorunso
Volume/Issue :
Volume 9 - 2024, Issue 12 - December
Google Scholar :
https://tinyurl.com/aadvw2v3
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DOI :
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14603615
Abstract :
Nigeria currently faces significant challenges
in maintaining an efficient supply of blood products to
meet the healthcare needs of its population. Blood
transfusions are critical in modern healthcare, saving
countless lives, which is far from optimal in Nigeria. This
paper investigates the drawbacks and flaws in the current
blood transfusion process in Nigeria, where a web-based
technology is developed that serves as a bridge between
the blood bank & hospitals, allowing for accessible
communication and coordination. This research used a
cross-sectional survey of medical experts about the
current system using Qualtrics. The data obtained was
analyzed to understand Nigeria's current technological
infrastructure of blood transfusion services. The web-
based application was developed using HTML, CSS,
JavaScript, PHP, and MySQL with their libraries to meet
the gap in the current system. Medical experts tested it,
and the result showed that the proposed web-based
application could significantly improve the efficiency,
accessibility, and quality of blood transfusion service in
Nigeria using a simple & easy web interface. This study
signifies the importance of exploring modern technology
to address critical healthcare challenges and bring
innovation and improvement in service delivery.
Integrating emerging technologies like Blockchain for
enhanced system security application performance and
feature optimization can be considered for further
research and development.
Keywords :
Blood Transfusion; Healthcare Systems; Nigeria; Blood Bank; Hospitals; Web Technologies.
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Nigeria currently faces significant challenges
in maintaining an efficient supply of blood products to
meet the healthcare needs of its population. Blood
transfusions are critical in modern healthcare, saving
countless lives, which is far from optimal in Nigeria. This
paper investigates the drawbacks and flaws in the current
blood transfusion process in Nigeria, where a web-based
technology is developed that serves as a bridge between
the blood bank & hospitals, allowing for accessible
communication and coordination. This research used a
cross-sectional survey of medical experts about the
current system using Qualtrics. The data obtained was
analyzed to understand Nigeria's current technological
infrastructure of blood transfusion services. The web-
based application was developed using HTML, CSS,
JavaScript, PHP, and MySQL with their libraries to meet
the gap in the current system. Medical experts tested it,
and the result showed that the proposed web-based
application could significantly improve the efficiency,
accessibility, and quality of blood transfusion service in
Nigeria using a simple & easy web interface. This study
signifies the importance of exploring modern technology
to address critical healthcare challenges and bring
innovation and improvement in service delivery.
Integrating emerging technologies like Blockchain for
enhanced system security application performance and
feature optimization can be considered for further
research and development.
Keywords :
Blood Transfusion; Healthcare Systems; Nigeria; Blood Bank; Hospitals; Web Technologies.