Doctors Without Borders is now using blockchain tech for medical record storage
Blockchain documentation service Transcrypts announced a partnership with the humanitarian organization on Thursday. At a November 11 press conference, blockchain- based document security company Transcrypts announced a partnership with Doctors Without Borders, or DWB, that began on October 14th. Working together, they have already uploaded 6500 immunization records to the blockchain, with a goal of 76000 by 2022.Most of the recorded immunizations are COVID 19 vaccines, but the company stated that the eventually the goal is to store all patient medical records on the blockchain, where they....
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