We have started doing some ground work on technology and have piloted our proof of concepts in a few blood banks in Kathmandu and Bharatpur. We are actively pursuing funds as well as building a sustainable model for this. Logistics (blood delivery) will come in more actively once we get the technology and the communication hub components to a more mature stage.

We are seeking funding from ANMF particularly for our Communication Hub component. This component is a focal data-driven system to disseminate information on blood availability and guide folks who are searching for blood. Apart from the logistics involved in setting up a 24×7 hotline and a messenger/chatbot service, we will develop a Blood Information Dispatch System (BIDS). BIDS is a dynamic blood product/donor search system integrated with our centralized inventory and donor management system. BIDS will include real time data on available blood products across blood banks. It will connect with our donor management system for donor search by eligibility and geographic location. BIDS will heavily rely on donor privacy and consent protocol and will integrate a feedback mechanism into our complete system to keep up-to-date data of donors and patients who need blood. BIDS will continue to grow with donor data digitization and blood bank digitization and incorporate blood request management and detailed reporting analytics.