A Durban-based non-profit has received regulatory approval for a locally produced non-invasive ventilator for Covid-19 patients. A group of Durban-based businessmen, who started a non-profit organisation to locally produce ventilators to meet the need of Covid-19 patients, has received regulatory approval for their locally made product. He did not specify whether this included a donation of more than 1 000 ventilators from the United States. According to the statement, Corbett and Ash "called upon local manufacturers they were familiar with the reliability and conformance of" to join the SAVE-P project. SAVE-P recently became the first home grown non-invasive ventilator producer to receive a SAHPRA license to manufacture the devices."

Source: News 24 July 13, 2020 15:56 UTC