Design and Development of a Web Platform for Blood Donation Management

Blood donation is a critical component of healthcare, yet locating suitable donors in emergencies often presents significant challenges. This paper presents the design and development of a Blood Donation Web Platform, a web-based system that connects patients, donors, and administrators within a centralized digital space. The platform allows interested donors to register their personal information, including blood group, contact details, and availability. Patients can search for donors based on blood group and location, and the system provides a list of nearby donors who are ready to donate. The platform design was guided by use case, database, class, and sequence diagrams to ensure a well-structured and efficient system architecture. Modern web technologies, including PHP (Laravel framework), HTML, CSS, Bootstrap, and MySQL, supported by XAMPP and Visual Studio Code, were employed to implement a dynamic, interactive, and user-friendly platform. By streamlining donor refgistration, blood requests, and communication, the proposed system reduces delays and complexities in emergencies, improving timely accessibility of blood and enhancing overall efficiency in blood donation services.