@inproceedings{189e5283e7ac40ec973562c45b7c1d4c,
title = "Exploring Blockchain Technology to Improve Vaccine Access in Low-Resource Countries",
abstract = "VAXBLOCK is a proof-of-concept blockchain-based application developed to improve vaccination management in developing countries. The application, deployed on the Ethereum blockchain, enables secure management of vaccination records, appointment requests, and vaccine inventory. By ensuring data integrity and privacy, VAXBLOCK aims to enhance healthcare delivery and vaccination coverage. It has potential to integrate immunization records with Electronic Health Records (EHR{\textquoteright}s) using blockchain technology and smart contracts for low-resource countries (LRCs). Future plans include usability testing and integration with existing healthcare systems.",
keywords = "Global health informatics, blockchain, public health, vaccination",
author = "Anirudh Babu and Matthew Dacso and Yongqun He and Muhammad Amith",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2025 The Authors.; 20th World Congress on Medical and Health Informatics, MEDINFO 2025 ; Conference date: 09-08-2025 Through 13-08-2025",
year = "2025",
month = aug,
day = "7",
doi = "10.3233/SHTI251364",
language = "English (US)",
series = "Studies in Health Technology and Informatics",
publisher = "IOS Press BV",
pages = "2090--2091",
editor = "Househ, \{Mowafa S.\} and Househ, \{Mowafa S.\} and Tariq, \{Zain Ul Abideen\} and Mahmood Al-Zubaidi and Uzair Shah and Elaine Huesing",
booktitle = "MEDINFO 2025 - Healthcare Smart x Medicine Deep",
address = "Netherlands",
}