With over 2,000 healthcare workers now infected with COVID-19, the country continues to face a shortage of medical personnel amidst the pandemic. While some nurses have been working for longer shifts to respond to the increasing cases, numbers reveal that there are only sixdoctors for every 10,000 Filipinos. The infection has made it harder for the country’s health capacity, as nearly 650 doctors are already infected with COVID-19 as of May 12.
Aside from wearing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), disinfection cubicles such as SaniPod will ensure that medical personnel are given an extra layer of protection fromCOVID-19, as SaniPod cubicles are more efficient than the existing sanitation tents interms of disinfection success.
Funded by the Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (DOST-PCHRD),the technology uses advanced features suchas acrylic walls for easy cleaning and disinfection of external and internal surfaces when placed in highly contagious and dense areas in the hospital. SaniPod cubicles are also installed with automatic motion sensors to activate the entrance and exit doors, with different disinfectants coupled with UV light and uses a foot sanitation unit to disinfect the under surface of shoes. This will decrease contact with the surfaces of the cubicle, leading to lesser chances of microbes staying on the surfaces.
Aiming to distribute more than 100 units to various hospitals after development, the technology can also provide psychological assurance to healthcare workers, and a means of disinfection for Filipinos if placed in highly dense areas where a lot of people congregate such as public markets.
Developed by a team from the UP Diliman College of Engineering, Prof. Eduardo Magdaluyo, Jr., Engr.Jason Pechardo, Precision/Instrumentation Technician Edgar Argote, in collaboration with UPD Chemistry (Dr Fe Carino & Eiza Yu-Roberto), Microbiology (JoyceIbarra), UP Manila College of Medicine (Dr. Cathy Co and Dr. E Wang) & College of Public Health (Dr. Maita Lota and Ms. Mary Ann Sison), SaniPod is one of the efforts under the Surgical Innovation and Biotechnology Laboratory or S.I.B.O.L., a UP Manila College of Medicine program which collaborates with scientists and engineers from UP Diliman. SIBOL is supported by DOST-PCHRD and it aims to use locally sourced material and technology to produce much needed surgical and medical devices in the country.
Dr. Edward Wang, Professor at UP College of Medicine and Philippine General Hospital leads the SIBOL Program. Recently, his team formed the SIBOL COVID Task Force to respond tothe increasing need for medical devices amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Please find below a brief story about GoClean. The 1st and original disinfection booth made by Filipino engineers. I also attached our earlier video about our QC initiative.
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GoCLEAN Disinfection Chamber – Created by USHER Technologies Inc., a DOST-PCIEERD and Mapua University spin-off company, it is a mobile disinfection chamber that sanitizes the body of a person entering the enclosure. Proper protocols are designed in order to ensure protection of sensitive areas such as the eyes, nose, and mouth from possible irritation brought about by the disinfectant mist. It can be installed at the entrance of hospitals and other establishments, and it provides sanitation thru misting of electrolyzed saline solution or Anolyte that takes up only to 5 to 10 seconds per person. Anolyte is a lethal disinfectant for bacterias and viruses but very safe to people and the environment. It has been well known to scientists since the early 1900’s and is produced through a process of electrolysis using only a brine solution and tap water. The key component produced is hypochlorous acid (HOCl) which occurs naturally in the human body; white blood cells actually produce minute quantities of HOCl when fighting off infections.
The unit comes in single and dual chamber—the wet chamber for disinfectant fog and misting, may include a thermal scanner, automatic alcohol dispenser, rack for disinfecting materials and further development will include breathing pattern determination, and coughing detection system. The biggest advantage of GoClean will be its HOCLOMAC system that will allow the chamber to produce its own disinfection solution. This will be the 1st and one of a kind in the world.
USHER Technologies has already deployed a total of eleven (11) GO-CLEAN units at the following locations: i) four (4) units in Quezon City, ii) one (1) in Camp Crame, iii) one (1) at the Development Bank of the Philippines (Makati), iv) one (1) at the Lung Center of the Philippines v) one (1) Camp Aguinaldo, vi) two (2) in Santiago City and vii) one (1) at DOST Science Heritage Building.
The group targets to produce at least 4 to 5 units per week. For more information, please visit their official Facebook page: @ushertechnologies, website:http://www.usher.ph/ and/or email at faauy@usher.ph.
Please find below a brief story about GoClean. The 1st and original disinfection booth made by Filipino engineers. I also attached our earlier video about our QC initiative.
ReplyDeletehttps://youtu.be/weSqeX2SqBQ
GoCLEAN Disinfection Chamber – Created by USHER Technologies Inc., a DOST-PCIEERD and Mapua University spin-off company, it is a mobile disinfection chamber that sanitizes the body of a person entering the enclosure. Proper protocols are designed in order to ensure protection of sensitive areas such as the eyes, nose, and mouth from possible irritation brought about by the disinfectant mist. It can be installed at the entrance of hospitals and other establishments, and it provides sanitation thru misting of electrolyzed saline solution or Anolyte that takes up only to 5 to 10 seconds per person. Anolyte is a lethal disinfectant for bacterias and viruses but very safe to people and the environment. It has been well known to scientists since the early 1900’s and is produced through a process of electrolysis using only a brine solution and tap water. The key component produced is hypochlorous acid (HOCl) which occurs naturally in the human body; white blood cells actually produce minute quantities of HOCl when fighting off infections.
The unit comes in single and dual chamber—the wet chamber for disinfectant fog and misting, may include a thermal scanner, automatic alcohol dispenser, rack for disinfecting materials and further development will include breathing pattern determination, and coughing detection system. The biggest advantage of GoClean will be its HOCLOMAC system that will allow the chamber to produce its own disinfection solution. This will be the 1st and one of a kind in the world.
USHER Technologies has already deployed a total of eleven (11) GO-CLEAN units at the following locations: i) four (4) units in Quezon City, ii) one (1) in Camp Crame, iii) one (1) at the Development Bank of the Philippines (Makati), iv) one (1) at the Lung Center of the Philippines v) one (1) Camp Aguinaldo, vi) two (2) in Santiago City and vii) one (1) at DOST Science Heritage Building.
The group targets to produce at least 4 to 5 units per week. For more information, please visit their official Facebook page: @ushertechnologies, website:http://www.usher.ph/ and/or email at inquiries@usher.ph