A novel blockchain based framework for healthcare workers.

The Covid-19 pandemic has surely made us realize that we can fall short of important equipment and drugs which do not reach people on time leading to deaths and tension. The reason for this is not only the lack of funds or raw materials but something even more disheartening. Even during these tough times, people have taken advantage of the situation where they keep and store important equipment like PPE kits, masks, sanitizers, etc. and start black marketing the same. This grave situation has occurred because of the lack of control, transparency, and traceability of the existing supply chain. Blockchain seems to be a good solution to this serious problem. Blockchain technology is used to store the data in a decentralized and immutable format keeping it private and safe from unintended users and tracking and tracing the products. This paper talks about the various use cases for healthcare workers and the various limitations of the existing blockchain framework for the forward supply chain. A framework is proposed that overcomes the limitations of the entire blockchain framework available and used for supply chain with its incentive mechanism which will help every participant in the chain. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]