CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF BUEA

(CUIB)
The Growth Mindset Entrepreneurial University

BLOOD DONATION MOBILE APPLICATION

A SENIOR YEAR PROJECT REPORT

By

NGAKO TCHAWE ANDY MANUELA

19SI-004362

SUBMITTED TO THE SCHOOL OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN PARTIAL

FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF BACHELOR OF
SCIENCE (B.Sc.) DEGREE IN PROGRAM NAME

SUPERVISOR
Dr. MOKOM FELICITAS JUNE, 2023
 DECLARATION

I declare that this project on “BLOOD DONATION MOBILE APPLICATION” is an original

work done by me under the supervision of “Dr. MOKOM FELICITAS” of the School of
Information Technology at the Catholic University Institute of Buea.

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 CERTIFICATION

This is to certify that, this project titled “ BLOOD DONATION MOBILE APPLICATION ” was
carried out by NGAKO TCHAWE ANDY MANUELA, registration number 19SI-004362, an
undergraduate senior year student in the School of Information Technology of the Department of
Software Engineering, Catholic University Institute of Buea.

………………………………… Date…………………………………………………

(Student)

This Certification is confirmed by:

……………………………………… Date…………………………………………………

Supervisor Name
(Supervisor / Supervisor Position)

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 DEDICATION

I dedicate this project to the Almighty God, my lovely mother who has always guided me and
my father who has always stood besides me.

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 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

I am over helmed in all humbleness and gratefulness to acknowledge my depth to all those who
have helped me to put these ideas, well above the level of simplicity and into something
concrete.
Above all to the great almighty GOD, father of heaven and earth, the author of knowledge and
wisdom, through which everything happens. I thank the Lord once more for his support, strength,
guidance and endless love.
I wish to thank the Catholic University Institute of Buea, CUIB, for the educational and moral
growth. I wish to express my special thanks of gratitude to my Dean and supervisor, Dr. Mokom
Felicitas as well as, all the SIT Faculties that helped me gain knowledge in this IT field.
To my parents, Mr. NGAKO JEAN and Mme. NGAKO BEATRICE for their endless support,
kind and understanding, for their financial and moral assistance.
To all relatives, friends and others who in one way or another shared their support, either
morally, financially and physically, thank you.

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 CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION
1.1. Background of study
This project is based on building a Blood Donation mobile application that will serve as a
middleman between donors and patients. A mobile application, most commonly referred to as an
app, is a type of application software designed to run on a mobile device, such as a smartphone
or tablet computer. Mobile apps are sometimes categorized according to whether they are web-
based or native apps, which are created specifically for a given platform. In recent years, the
potential for mobile and communications technology to drive blood donation has begun to be
recognized. Usually, when a person requires a particular type of blood and that type is not
available in the hospital, the persons send messages to family members, relatives, and friends if
they can donate. As such, it is time-consuming and laborious, and may risk the life of the person
who needs blood urgently.

Blood transfusions are essential for many medical procedures, but current supplies of blood are
insufficient to meet the needs of all patients. Blood donation has enabled effective management
of some pathologies, allowed safe surgeries, and reduced maternal mortality in complicated
deliveries. Unfortunately, the life-saving practice is currently witnessing a downward trend. The
need for full blood banks in hospitals remains high, but collecting the life-saving liquid is rather
challenging. Notwithstanding, blood donation has been affected by many factors over the years.
Sensitization has become difficult because of social distancing constraints. The absence of the
right information also affects blood donation. Cameroonians are not well educated on blood
donation and why it is important. Security problems have made blood collection more difficult
and there are no regular blood donors anymore. It is for these reasons that, I decided to work on
the project titled “BLOOD DONATION MOBILE APPLICATION FOR PATIENTS IN
CAMEROON”.

1.2. Problem Statement

With blood banks running low and donations continuing to drop-off across the country, many
people lose their lives, time and even money to find compatible blood donors for urgent

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transfusions. Blood donation should be an everyday plebiscite in Cameroon to the benefit of
present and upcoming generations, for every blood donation is a gift of life.

This application puts the power to save lives in the palm of our hands, making blood donation
easier than ever. It notifies users about those who need blood according to their geographical
locations, so they can donate to those who are in urgent need of blood thereby saving lives.

1.3. Research Questions

 Can a user gets patients’ requests for blood directly without logging into the application?
 Is it possible to find donors that are closest to the patient’s location?
 What tools do I need to carry out these tasks?
 What methodology will be suitable for the development of this project?
 What is the development process of most mobile apps?
1.4. Objectives of Study

The main objective of this study is to ease the blood donation process.

 This project is aimed at developing an application that will enable patients to post blood
requests and receive potential donors’ feedbacks according to their geographical locations
and proposed blood group.
 This application should be able to notify those potential donors about urgent blood request
without them being necessarily logged in into the system.
 These users should be able to view their donation history, as well as modify their user
information.
 A chatbot that will enable users to get adequate information about blood donation conditions
to be respected will also be included in the long run.

1.5. Scope and Limitations of Study

This project allows users of more than 18 years old to register into the application, donate blood
or request for blood donors with in Cameroon. This research study does not cover the actual
blood collection activity, and actual blood transfusion operation. Blood donors and patients or
recipients of blood donation are our system users.

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1.6. Significance of Study
Looking at the rate at which patients lose their lives, time, energy and money due to
unavailability of blood donors at a particular time and place, this application will help them in
reducing and even eradicating the stress of going through such a process by acting as a middle
man between the patients and the potential donors.

Android-based blood donation application is a solution to connect the requester and donor at any
time and from any place. The Blood donation mobile application is an android-based blood
donation utility that keeps the information of blood donor volunteers. In instances of an
emergency, the request can transmit the message to all eligible donors for donation. It is also a
voluntary blood donation as a requesting applicant that is the superior attribute of our
submission. The requester can transmit the message to the registered users along with an
emergency sign for the blood needed, and a message will be transmitted to all voluntary donors
of blood. When a volunteer confirms the donation of blood, it is recognised as a donor. This
software supports the collection of blood donations and ensures careful handling of the
emergency situation. This project is meant to offer data on the requested blood. The software
program assists the requester to deliver the message at some degree within the maintained blood
donation network and updates the recipient who's inclined to donate the asked blood at the
identical time.

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 CHAPTER 2
LITERATURE REVIEW
2.1. Definition of key words
 Blood Transfusion: is a routine medical procedure in which donated blood is provided to
you through a narrow tube placed within a vein in your arm.
 Blood Donation: occurs when a person voluntarily has blood drawn and used for
transfusion and/or made into biopharmaceutical medications.

2.2. Theoretical Literature

The theoretical literature review helps to establish what theories already exist, the
trelationships between them, to what degree the existing theories have been investigated,
and to develop new hypotheses to be tested. Blood transfusion is a critical element of
health care. It contributes to saving ratings of lives yearly in each ordinary and
emergency thing. Furthermore, it dramatically improves the anticipation and excellent
lifestyles of patients. Blood transfusion helps voluntary blood donation. The delivery of
blood is important to meet the stress of older populations. This emergency scenario
increases numerous demanding situations are trying to find out the donors. New
techniques have to meet the demands of society. Blood donation in health care is a
complicated procedure that takes months to select a donor that has the same blood pool as
the recipient.

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