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Formation | 2020 |
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Headquarters | USA |
Founders | Ja’dan Johnson and Gui Cavalcanti |
Website | https://opensourcemedicalsupplies.org/ |
Open Source Medical Supplies is a not for profit organization that collates and shares open source designs to make personal protective equipment and other medical supplies needed in the COVID-19 pandemic. [1] [2]
Open Source Medical Supplies founded by Ja’dan Johnson [2] and Gui Cavalcanti [3] [4] in March 2020 as the COVID-19 pandemic was escalating. [1] Initial activities were coordinated through a Facebook group [5] [6] which grew to 52,000 members. [2] A team of 130 people coordinate and filter the information in the group. [4]
Open Source Medical Supplies provides a library of 195 DIY instructions on how to fabricate healthcare items including face masks. [1] All designs are vetted by a team of thirty healthcare professionals. [1] [2] Open Source Medical Supplies has shipped over 15 million items of medical supplies. [3]
The group inspired the Open Source Ventilator Ireland Project. [7]