Health Innovations – Transforming through Pandemics

The forum happened on Wednesday May 27th, 2020 11:30 - 13:00 CET online

First the IFRC Health department director, Emanuele Capobianco, talked about how pandemics have transformed organisations and the world throughout history. Then people were able to choose one of the smaller breakout rooms to discuss a theme more profoundly. People from all around the planet shared their innovative approached to COVID-19 health responses, while designers Alice, Anna, Stefanie & Mari Eline listened and illustrated the insights.

(Illustrations, DesignIt)

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Clinical health innovation

This group heard a presentation from Spain about making respiratory equipment from scuba masks and another one from Israel about new ways to do COVID-19 testing.

Mental health innovations

This group was introduced to psychosocial innovations from the IFRC Reference Centre for Psychosocial Support in Denmark, the Hong Kong Red Cross, Branch of the Red Cross Society of China and the Trinidad and Tobago Red Cross.

WASH

In this group, the Kenya Red Cross talked about their DIY Handwashing Station Competition, and the Swiss Red Cross shared about a Handwashing campaign with a comedian.

Public health innovations

In this group, Norwegian Red Cross introduced Nyss, a community-based surveillance platform, and Austrian Red Cross their “Stopp Corona” Contact Tracing Application.

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Health innovations: transforming through poandemic

From the plague to COVID, a brief history of pandemics

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CBS in the COVID-19 Response

Early warning leads to early action, Red Cross Red Crescent
NYSS, a community-based surveillance platform

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Innovation in COVID sampling

Magen David Adom in Israel

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Psychological Support Service

Sharing Innovations from Hong Kong Red Cross

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Stopp Corona App

The Austrian contact tracing app, a digital tool in the fight against COVID-19

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Scuba against COVID

Compassionate use of scuba masks with positive pressure in patients with acute respiratory failure related to COVID-19 infection.

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Transforming in the new normal

Healthy minds healthy me, Trinidad and Tobago Red Cross society

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Wash innovations at the Kenya Red Cross

Wash your hand challenge, tippy tap challenge, and much more innovations from Kenya Red Cross

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