The medical advisory group has consolidated a list of medical equipment to respond to this emergency. Please see below:

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PPE

• Rubber PVC Boots 

• Protective coveralls 

• Faceshields

• Protective goggles

• Surgical gown 

• Heavy Duty Rubber Gloves

• Disposable masks 

• N95 masks or equivalent 

• Examination Gloves 

• Clinical Thermometers 

• Shoe Covers 

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 Diagnosis and Monitoring 

• O2 Tanks and regulator

• Nasal oxygen cannulas 

• Medical Oxygen Tubing 

• Oxygen masks 

• Oxymeter Pulse (finger tip model)

• Suction Pumps

• Paracetomol Tablets

• Paracetamol Injections 

• Cetriaxone sodium 

• Sodium Chloride

• Covid-19 Primer and Probe 

• Individual serology SARS CoV2 Kits  

• Patient Monitor trollies 

• Canulas in various sizes 

• Syringes and needles 

 

Cleaning Supplies 

• Bleach 

• Washing Soap 

• Food packets to be distributed to the vulnerable in the community. 

• Recommendations and encouragement to businesses and individuals to limit panic purchasing specific products, or price-gouging in this market.

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Fundraising to procure and distribute hygiene products to the community:

 

• Cleaning materials 

• Soap 

• Hand sanitiser 

• Washing Stations  

To develop and provide communication tool kits to the private and public sector institutions and health centres:

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• Create simple, relevant messaging in local languages. 

• Create point-of-sale messaging to raise awareness of COVID-19 during day-to-day interactions.

• Create and distribute simple, bulletin-style messages through existing platforms (mobile money, social media, telecoms operators etc).

• Create messaging that can be used in core business activities using company intranets, email systems, or safety presentations.

• Supply public & private on-site clinics with messaging to integrate into their spaces. 

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Furthermore:

 

• Directly addressing the issue of myths and misconceptions

• Provide volunteers, peer educators and community health messages with messaging to reinforce messages to the public. 

• Utilise in-kind contributions from telecommunications companies (Zamtel, MTN, Airtel) for short SMS messaging

• Provide in-kind contributions from country wide private radio stations particularly during peak listening hours.

• Secure donations from private sector billboards companies (digital and stationary) to provide a space for public messaging. 

• Provision of Megaphones & Speaker systems to be mounted on the vehicles