Health Innovations – Transforming through Pandemics
The forum happened on Wednesday May 27th, 2020 11:30 - 13:00 CET onlineFirst 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.
Download the poster (A2)
Download our speakers’ presentations
Health innovations: transforming through poandemic
From the plague to COVID, a brief history of pandemics
CBS in the COVID-19 Response
NYSS, a community-based surveillance platform
Innovation in COVID sampling
Psychological Support Service
Sharing Innovations from Hong Kong Red Cross
Stopp Corona App
Scuba against COVID
Compassionate use of scuba masks with positive pressure in patients with acute respiratory failure related to COVID-19 infection.
Transforming in the new normal
Wash innovations at the Kenya Red Cross
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