SCIENTIFIC INVENTIONS AND INNOVATIONS (COVID-19 PANDEMIC)

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SCIENTIFIC INVENTIONS AND INNOVATIONS(COVID-19 PANDEMIC)

Immediately after the COVID-19 virus had been detected in Kenya, most of the affected and unaffected states, knew that the country would be in total havoc, they expected that the Kenyan citizens would be filled with fear of which it's the exact opposite of what is currently happening.

It is as if the virus has brought humor to the people, for that is what it has been turned to. Creation of memes, funny music tracks and video clips is actually what's trending.

I wouldn't judge them, cause I think that is the way we tend to handle issues. Kenyans are naturally the free spirit kind of people, and trust me without the memes and video clips, this would have been one boring country. #uko na connections ama?# 
Apart from the humor and laughter, this has also brought people more closer to God and more so to each other. We see different Musicians with the likes of Guardian Angel and Rayvanny from Kenya and Tanzania respectively composing songs in relation to the virus that brings hope to the despaired.

Doctors and scientists from all over the world are trying to find a solution to this pandemic, either in the form of a vaccine or a cure to it. So this means that this is a trying time for all of us globally, hence kindness, humility, patience and love are the qualities that everyone possesses at this point.

One of the most pressing shortage facing hospitals during the COVID-19 emergency is the lack of ventilators. These machines can keep patients breathing when they no longer can on their own, and they can cost around $30,000 each which is equivalent to 3 million Kenyan shillings. Check out the link Caliz.

A team from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is working on an open - source, low cost ventilator design, with the model being made using just $100 worth of parts. This will lower the cost of purchase for the hospitals in need.

Ventilator:photo courtesy of google.

The MIT team has decided that they'll publish online the design for free so that different innovators and inventors can copy and manufacture it. With Kenya being one of the Countries in Sub - Saharan Africa that is experiencing a high rate of infected persons, The Technical University of Mombasa ( TUM) has decided to take the action and also come up with the ventilators.

A team of Medical engineering students in collaboration with the Tum innovation club have taken the responsibility  to contribute to the well being of our people through a research and innovation generating and disseminating solutions to the community problem. This is a bold move for the country, for with the designed ventilators the purchasing cost for the equipment  would have been reduced and also the affected patients get the help that they need.

I quote, "Niombe, kwani maombi yangu pekee hayawezi" words from popular musician Ben sol. Lets pray for the team that have taken that initiative to help the country at large. They will be launching the prototype on April 6th 2020. I believe that their creation will bring change in the country's health sector. Find them on twitter : twitter @ tuminnovations.

These are the types of great minds that we need in the country at this time. Air out your ideas on ways that can either help curb or prevent the virus from spreading.

Stay safe, save lives, lots of love ❤.

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