COVID-19 initiatives on Appropedia: Difference between revisions

This is a meta-list of the articles and projects related to the COVID-19 pandemic. For a complete list of articles, see Category:Flu pandemic.

How can you help?

Appropedia is looking to gather information on solutions that are appropriate and effective. We are looking for solutions that, despite any type of technology used, are low-cost, reproducible and resource-accessible to the vast majority of the world population. Developing great documentation is hard, but necessary for creating real impact.

If you want to support us, you can do any of the following:

• Edit and expand an existing literature review by adding sources. See MOST literature reviews for reference.
• Creating new literature reviews for open source projects.
• We need a process for peer-reviewing DIY projects for PPE.
• At least one third of the global population^[1] is currently under one or more forms of restriction in relation to COVID-19^W. Help us devise a list of appropriate technology resources for people in isolation to solve basic survival problems with the use of appropriate technology.
• Help us search on Appropedia, for solutions to ensure a decent quality of life for the world population after the pandemic subdues.

Information resources

Previous thoughts on pandemics

• Influenza pandemic was written about ten years ago and focuses on scenarios around a pandemic.
• PandemicOSAT is an essay (based on Ebola) by User:LucasG with a focus on the design of appropriate technology to be used during a pandemic. For a more recent essay of his, see My Ideal Panflu.

Fab labs

• Collaborative COVID-19 initiatives is a list maintained by members of the worldwide fab lab network.
• Estrategias de FABLAT ante pandemia COVID-19 is a list of resources developed by the Latin American Fab Lab Network.

Technology research and development

Literature reviews and evaluation criteria

• A review of open source ventilators for COVID-19 and future pandemics is a relevant Pearce publication.
• Face mask reviews and DIY masks, are both pages dedicated to literary reviews about the fabrication, and use of, face masks.

PPE and medical equipment

• MTU 3-D printing PPE lists some medical equipment produced at Michigan Tech with use of 3-D printers.
• Open source ventilator is documenting the process of open source ventilator development at MTU.
• Tools for Fabric Mask Makers is documenting tools for sewing fabric face masks, including creating printable templates for DIY tools.

Non-medical technology

Prevention

• Handwashing is an article (stub) on technologies and other needs for hand hygiene.
• Tecnologia apropiada para lavado de manos (in Spanish) is a project by students of ESEN in El Salvador to design low-cost handwashing stations.
• DIY hand sanitizer has a simple recipe for hand sanitizer. See Ethanol-based hand sanitizer for a potato-based recipe to be used in places without the availability of a thickening agent.
• A resource in Spanish regarding preventive OSAT is available at Recursos sobre prevencion del COVID-19.

Disaster response

• Principles for an Equitable and Effective Crisis Response

After the crisis

• We are developing a list of OSAT resources that might be useful to alleviate survival and livelihood after the wave of the pandemic is over. See and contribute to: Appropriate technology resources for COVID-19 crisis

References