Date of publication: November 9, 2021
Source of information: bitcoinassociation.net
VXPASS, the BSV blockchain-based provider of COVID-19 vaccine cards, is backed by the World Health Organization (WHO), the U.S. State Department, and the World Bank. This article highlights the latest rollout of its digital vaccine surveillance program in Lesotho.
In May 2021, VXPASS announced the signing of a partnership agreement with the Sesiu sa Tšoele le beta Poho Foundation (SESIU), a public-private partnership responsible for the promotion of COVID-19 vaccination in the landlocked African country of Lesotho. According to the agreement, VXPASS will manage the first batch of 560,000 vaccinations conducted by SESIU in Lesotho as agreed, and plans to complete the vaccination and verification of 1.2 million people by the end of 2021 .
VXPASS provides a blockchain-based digital vaccine management and verification platform, and all data is stored on the BSV blockchain . In this way, vaccination records can be easily and inexpensively verified and checked efficiently, while at the same time allowing vaccinated citizens to retain their privacy and ownership of their medical records .
Zachary Weiner, the founder of VXPASS, told the Bitcoin Association that they encountered some obstacles in the negotiations and needed to adjust the way of cooperation with the government and public-private partnerships, but the changes in the way and the support of entities such as the World Health Organization and the World Bank have greatly helped implementation of the plan .
“We signed an agreement in Lesotho with a public-private partnership. Because of the way the government is structured, the public-private partnership has the power to sign the document, but it doesn’t have the same authority to implement the plan,” Weiner said. And there was some friction between the private organizations that were created and the public organizations that were set up to support all the other health services in the country. We are very excited about this agreement. These people have enough resources. They are responsible for the response of the new crown, and We were also enthusiastic about the rollout of the project. As we got closer to rollout, these frictions started to arise in ways we hadn't really anticipated."
A new approach and international support
To address these barriers, VXPASS has adapted its approach to include simultaneous dialogue with private entities and governments. Along with the support of entities such as the World Bank, this approach has greatly helped the company advance its plans.
“We adjusted the way we went straight to an entity that could sign off and operate, now we’re bringing in the whole government from the beginning so everyone is on the same page and all the paperwork is on the table In front of the people who are going to implement this project, everyone knows about it," Weiner mentioned.
"Since we seized the opportunity to realign, we've had some support from the U.S. State Department, who have helped us find the right business partners at home. We've also had support from the WHO and the World Bank, who want to make sure the West It’s in their interest that money or technology invested in Africa finds a path to success, rather than getting bogged down in some of the bureaucracy that may be unique to the continent.”
Weiner noted that the goals of VXPASS align not only with those of the Lesotho government and the country’s private sector, but also with the directives of the World Health Organization and the World Bank, which are critical to digitizing vaccine records and allowing citizens to retain ownership of their medical data. A concept was supported .
"The approach we're taking now is to create a project team made up of interested parties who have a vested interest in the success of the program. When we talk about potential collaborations with WHO or the World Bank, the WHO The number of donated vaccines that countries receive, and the World Bank is responsible for financing those countries that have not received vaccine donations,” he explained .
“From our perspective, it means that they themselves can be champions of what they are doing, not necessarily in our name, but the principles behind it are the same. Keep identities separate and patients have own records, digitize records that previously existed in analog , and interested investees are more than happy to move forward with us and say 'these are some of the benefits we're seeing from a business perspective or from a healthcare industry perspective' ."
Weiner also highlighted that an important aspect of the way VXPASS provides COVID-19 vaccine surveillance and digitization in Lesotho is their commitment to continue providing services in the country and reinvesting in the local economy .
“You know, in these less developed parts of the world, Westerners would come in with a brand new technology that they say works in the West, try to implement it here, and then suddenly completely disappear, and the locals get used to it. Part of our new approach is to work with countries so they can see that we have a vital interest here and don't suddenly disappear one day."
To learn more about the VXPASS platform and how it works, visit the company's official website, vxpass.com .
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