Huge, expensive and not yet locally manufactured, importing these life-sustaining apparatuses started to appear more difficult in the pandemic-plagued world than ever before. Where multiple solutions have been conceptualised since then, many have struggled to consider the device’s cost and portability— factors which greatly influence access in much of Pakistan. Speaking further about the ResQvent, Shakeel said that its prototype, which costs less than Rs30,000 to manufacture, has been produced under AKUH’s Critical Creative Innovative Thinking (CCIT) Forum. Considering which, engineers behind the project believe that if the apparatus is further refined, it can offer an excellent potential for utilisation in low-resource hospitals like clinics as well as austere pre-hospital environments. Situations like such are where I believe ResQvent can really make a difference,” expressed Shakeel.

Source: The Express Tribune October 26, 2020 03:22 UTC