COVIDaction

Building a Technology and Innovation Pipeline for the COVID-19 Pandemic. (Programme has now ended.)

[COVIDaction @COVIDactionTech]

As of Aug 2022, the COVIDaction programme has ended. The Oxygen CoLab and Vaccine Data CoLab will both be continuing under the @FuturesCoLab platform. You can follow us there for updates.

🧵A quick thread to explain the move and say thank you...

[COVIDaction @COVIDactionTech]

We're very grateful we've had this opportunity to meet our amazing grantees, partners and friends, and we're looking forward to continuing to work with many of you during this next phase.

Follow our journey on @FuturesCoLab

[COVIDaction @COVIDactionTech]

As of Aug 2022, the COVIDaction programme has ended. The Oxygen CoLab and Vaccine Data CoLab will both be continuing under the @FuturesCoLab platform. You can follow us there for updates.

🧵A quick thread to explain the move and say thank you...

[COVIDaction @COVIDactionTech]

As the world shifts from 'emergency response' to 'building resilience' we are moving the Oxygen and Vaccine Data CoLabs into their next phases.

To support this, the COVIDaction programme is ending and the two CoLabs are moving under the @FuturesCoLab platform.

[COVIDaction @COVIDactionTech]

Check out this important guide for designing fit for purpose oxygen concentrator a in low resource settings 👇

[Spark Health Design @SparkHealthDes]

📢 Announcing the launch of a new guide: Design for #oxygen concentrator usability in under-resourced healthcare settings.

Download today from Spark Health Design at https://t.co/lrE31Qtqqe
or from @UNICEF at https://t.co/dTgEUVijXg

#globalhealth #medicaldevices #Usability

[healthsites.io @sharehealthdata]

Emergency Health Data Validation @COVIDactionTech
Driving the development of baseline health facility data in OpenStreetMap with priority emergency health user stories. @OpenStreetMapSn
#datacollaborative #senegal #covidaction #healthsites
https://t.co/JcMyHW3Lq5

[Brink @hellobrink]

👀 Not long left to apply for our latest role: Executive Personal Assistant!

Deadline: Mon 6th June, 12pm

➡️ https://t.co/KLd9xYYWst

[UNICEF Supply @UNICEFSupply]

UNICEF, along with @COVIDactionTech and @FCDOResearch, is driving the innovation of a more resilient oxygen concentrator.

Our teams were in Tanzania last week to listen to the experiences of health staff, which will now be shared with industry. Read more: https://t.co/Or4mEniqEf

[Segal Family Foundation @SegalFoundation]

"Every health facility that cares for in-patients must have #oxygen."

This is our new partner @FREO2_AU, working to reduce the number of deaths of babies and children suffering from pneumonia or hypoxia in low-and-middle-income countries.
#WelcomeWednesday
#SFFrockstars

[FREO2 Foundation @FREO2_AU]

Dr Hosiana Samuel read out the names of ten babies, born unable to breathe at a health centre in Karatu. These babies were treated with FREO2 #oxygen and can now live, breathe and thrive.

#COVIDaction #O2aas

[FREO2 Foundation @FREO2_AU]

When FREO2 and @COVIDactionTech visited Mang’ola Health Centre, all available FREO2 #oxygen was being delivered to babies suffering with #hypoxia. As soon as FREO2’s O2 systems were installed, they treated 2 premature babies & have gone on to treat over 50 children since February

[COVIDaction @COVIDactionTech]

This pilot has created a Tanzanian business for Tanzanians. It employs local workers, training them as biomed engineers, building capacity, and changing lives! ��💪 #o2aas #oxygencolab

[COVIDaction @COVIDactionTech]

Yesterday we had the honour of meeting the Health and Deputy Health Minister of Tanzania, who thanked #UKaid for funding the amazing work carried out by @FREO2_AU under the oxygen-as-a-service pilot!

[COVIDaction @COVIDactionTech]

The MoH were excited to hear that @FREO2_AU go beyond basic provision by providing a full wrap around service. This is much needed at the remote district level where there are currently fewer resources. People now have access to treatment where they are. #oxygenaccess

[COVIDaction @COVIDactionTech]

Thank you @FCDOResearch for funding our 6 month oxygen-as-a-service pilot which continues to change the lives of families in Tanzania!

[COVIDaction @COVIDactionTech]

The Oxygen CoLab is in Tanzania. Wow. Dr Hosiana Samuel at a health centre in Karatu read out 10 names. These were all new born babies who were unable to breathe. Now they’re thriving thanks to the oxygen concentrator’s supplied by our grantees @FREO2_AU

[COVIDaction @COVIDactionTech]

The remaining option is to be sent to a referral hospital. Many babies do not survive the journey. Oxygen concentrators supplied by @FREO2_AU enable these babies to live, survive, and thrive.