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Taxi driver creates automatic hand washing system for passengers
Solution Shared by Ana Ribeiro on 2020-05-21 12:33
Joseph Ernest Acquah, a taxi driver from Ghana, developed an innovative way to help the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic. Following the safety measures recommended by the World Health Organization, especially with regards to frequent had washing, he ...
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Citizen creates movement to share essential items in Solidarity Boxes
Solution Shared by Ana Ribeiro on 2020-05-05 16:53
Nuno Botelho, from Portugal, wanted to find a way to contribute during the Covid-19 pandemic, as he knew that were a lot of people going through hard times. So, he thought that he could take an used box he had in his house and fill it up with food and ...
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Women sew face masks at home to help in the shortage of protective equipment
Solution Shared by sara.di.fabio@patient-innovation.com on 2020-04-02 10:21
Czech women joined forces via social media to sew face masks at home to help combat the spread of Covid19. The Facebook group “Czechia sews face masks” went viral after its launch on Sunday 15th March 2020, reaching 24,000 members in two days. "There ...
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Teenager creates innovation to make golf safer during the Covid-19 pandemic
Solution Shared by Ana Ribeiro on 2020-07-15 09:44
Ethan Wittman, a 15-year-old highschool student, is also a member of the Norsk Golf Club. To help his club get back to normal operation during the Covid-19 pandemic, while keeping the players safe, he created two hole cover models. The problem he ...
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Platform provides custom face masks to healthcare workers
Solution Shared by Ana Ribeiro on 2020-05-15 15:49
During the Covid-19 pandemic, healthcare services all over the world were experiencing shortages of Personal Protective Equipment. Jesse Chang, a 3D industry expert, “was very concerned with the shortage and how dire the situation was to have forced ...
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Consortium in Spain develops medically validated ventilator
Solution Shared by Ana Ribeiro on 2020-04-23 12:28
A group of Spanish organizations and Institutions got together in a consortium to work together to build an emergency ventilator, to overcome the equipment shortages caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. The work is being developed by an alliance between ...
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Tool to help identify sources of misinformation and fake news about Covid-19
Solution Shared by Ana Ribeiro on 2020-04-17 14:50
In times of crisis, especially when it comes to healthcare and public health, it is very important to stop the spread of false information. And that is what a company called NewsGuard is trying to do. At NewsGuard, a team of journalists verifies the ...
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Nurse plays violin for hospitalized patients with Covid-19
Solution Shared by Ana Ribeiro on 2020-07-08 18:44
Damaris Silva is a 26 year-old nurse at the Hospital El Pino, in Santiago, Chile. During the Covid-19 pandemic, after her shifts end, walks through the corridors, playing music for the patients. Twice a week, at 6 p.m, she takes out her violin and plays a ...
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Support Network created to help high risk demographics during Covid19 outbreak
Solution Shared by Ana Ribeiro on 2020-03-17 17:09
SOS Vizinho is a Portuguese project that has gathered more than 70 specialists in the effort to create a support network for risk groups currently in social isolation. The project was created after Henrique Paranhos shared this ideia on his social media ...
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Hands-free door handle to slow the spread of the new coronavirus
Solution Shared by Ana Ribeiro on 2020-03-27 16:50
During the Covid-19 outbreak, Wyn Griffiths’ wife went to the hospital and realized that, despite being careful to frequently wash her hands, there was no way to avoid touching door handles. Realizing that door handles are a potential vehicle of infection ...
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