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• Students create game to teach about correct use of protective equipment

  Solution Shared by Ana Ribeiro on 2020-06-02 15:52

  

  A group of college students from Instituto Superior Técnico, in Lisbon, created “EPIs contra o COVID-19” (PPE against COVID-19) an online quiz that is meant to help people understand how to correctly wear personal protective equipment. The quiz is ...

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• Friends launch platform for people to send masks to healthcare workers

  Solution Shared by Ana Ribeiro on 2020-04-03 14:44

  

  Liz Klinger and Chloe Alpert knew that healthcare services all over the world where experiencing severe shortage of protective equipment, indispensable during the COVID-19 pandemic. Chloe is the CEO of a company which manages hospital’s medical equipment ...

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• Innovator develops a reusable mask with an interchangeable filter

  Solution Shared by sara.di.fabio@patient-innovation.com on 2020-04-07 15:23

  

  Giovanni Becchina, developed a prototype of a reusable mask with an interchangeable filter to fight the shortage of protective gears during the Covid19 pandemic. The mask can be washed in water and 5% bleach. The filter used is a 3M 5953 P3 or 3M 5n1, ...

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• Ugandan innovator creates shields for motorcycle taxis

  Solution Shared by Ana Ribeiro on 2020-07-13 19:28

  

  In Uganda, motorcycles are a big part of the public transportation system, providing taxi service to their passengers. There are hundreds of thousands of these motorcycles, called boda-bodas, on the streets of Uganda. However, due to the close proximity ...

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• Community mask designed for men with beards

  Solution Shared by Ana Ribeiro on 2020-06-26 17:23

  

  During the Covid-19 pandemic, the use of masks was becoming widespread, with the World Health Organization and most national health authorities recommending citizens to wear facial coverings to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. However, standard face ...

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• Teacher makes protective screens to keep students safe during the Covid-19 pandemic

  Solution Shared by Ana Ribeiro on 2020-06-16 10:34

  

  Angus Hartley, a teacher at a primary school in Cape Town, South Africa, created protective screens to keep their students safe in class. Schools all around the world were coming up with solutions for classes to take place while following the required ...

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• Mother designs protective dividers to keep children safe in their classrooms

  Solution Shared by Ana Ribeiro on 2020-06-04 18:39

  

  Louise Stephenson was worried about the prospect of her son going back to school, as school re-open after the easing of lockdown measures put in place due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Her main concern was how Harry, a 11-year-old, would be able to stay safe ...

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• Mother creates superhero face shields to keep children protected

  Solution Shared by Ana Ribeiro on 2020-07-13 19:35

  

  Maysa Talerd, a single mother from Thailand, has created a way to make face shields appealing for children. During the Covid-19 pandemic, health authorities all over the world were encouraging their citizens to wear face masks and/or protective shields – ...

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• Inventor finds an idea to save and reuse protective gears during the COVID19

  Solution Shared by sara.di.fabio@patient-innovation.com on 2020-03-26 12:48

  

  Yoav had an idea to save and reuse multi-purpose gloves, respirator masks and other protective items that have become very costly and hard to find. Using empty cardboard boxes Yoav created a cluster of seven cubbies. Each cubby may include two hooks to ...

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• Students prints 3D masks for local hospital

  Solution Shared by Ana Ribeiro on 2020-03-27 16:01

  

  For Christian de Weck it all started when he saw on the news that Mass General Hospital was experiencing a severe shortage of masks, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, and asked the help of everyone that had 3D printers available. Ever since he was young, ...

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