About this Resource
The purpose of this page is to share tools, learnings and support to groups acting locally to respond to the COVID-19 crisis around the Globe.
Some resources to get you started and inspired:
- Helpful’s Clearing House Blueprint
- OSMS Local Response Guide Set up
- COVID-19 Global Best Practices
- Success stories from around the world
Clinical Needs Identification
How to go about it?
- Reaching out to national/regional level health authorities -> Requires direct and trustworthy communication
- Identifying existing needs platforms (e.g. GetUsPPE) -> Requires existence and reliability of such platform
- Directly reach out to medical staff and medical equipment consultants -> Requires significant volunteer manpower and reach out tools
Useful Resources
- Guidelines for hospital reach-out
Need more help? Reach out to us at [email protected]
Needs Fulfillment Plan Creation
How to go about it?
Obtaining devices/products from existing manufactures (local or abroad) -> Requires availability of products/ supply chain
Deploying local manufacturing of open source designs -> Requires existence of such products and manufacturing capacity
Useful Resources
Regulatory Clearing
How to go about it?
Reading through local regulation and guidelines -> Requires time and attention to detail
Consulting with local government, regulator or medical supply entity -> Requires having the connections
Useful Resources
Manufacturing Process
How to go about it?
Partner with existing manufacturers to leverage their facilities, workforce and QMS -> Requires research time (e.g. through medical equipment consultants, web search, local NGOs), existing capacity and availability
Set up a hub of re-allocated manufacturing capacity (e.g. 3D printers) -> Requires identification of the capacity, volunteers or resources to fund staffing and creation of a QMS
Useful Resources
Distribution & Logistics
How to go about it?
Establish partnership with local distributor/ logistics player -> Requires establishing partnerships and availability from distributors
Follow commercial approach to contract distribution services -> Requires funding
Funding Strategy
How to go about it?
Obtain government funding for the initiative
Apply for funding grants from larger institutions
Use crowd-funding mechanisms
Useful resources
Need more help? Reach out to us at [email protected]
How You Can Help
At Helpful’s Cooperation department we’re looking for ways to engage with different countries in need for support.
Here are some ways we can support you:
→ Share technical designs and manufacturing support for PPE production
→ Provide guidance and resources on how to ramp up operations on the ground
→ Provide advice on how to navigate regulatory requirements for medical equipment
→ Understand your specific needs and match them with ongoing projects (or rally the community to create a new project to solve them)
Do you know someone who could use our support?
Let us know at [email protected].
