WHO & AIMBE

Medical devices and biomedical engineers needed in response to the Ebola outbreak

Appropriate health technologies are indispensable to the Ebola response

Due to the urgency of the Ebola outbreak and the WHO’s scale up of international response in west Africa, WHO is providing technical information on appropriate available essential medical devices which are indispensable for treatment centres, community-based units and other preventive activities, in affected and neighbouring countries.

Personal protective equipment list

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is most important in preventing transmission of the Ebola virus not only in treatment centres but also various activities, e.g. cleaning, waste management and safe burials, and community care related to the outbreak.

• Infection prevention and control guidance for care of patients in health-care settings, with focus on Ebola

List of medical devices for Ebola care

List of medical devices for:

• Ebola treatment centre (ETC) and
• Ebola care unit (ECU) for community-based care

Any technical information that can improve this lists, please send email to:

• medicaldevices@who.int

Medical device donation guideline for Ebola outbreak

To be as efficient as possible with infrastructure, human resources, transportation and storage constraints, at the international or local levels, the WHO is calling for medical device donations to follow standard donation guidelines in order to speed up their use at the point-of-care.

• Read more on donations…
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Call for biomedical engineering volunteers

If anyone wants to help in this outbreak, at the WHO headquarters, regional or country offices (e.g. Liberia, Sierra Leona, or Guinea), please send your cv in English to medicaldevices@who.int with subject title: VOLUNTEER FOR EBOLA. Please state if you are over 25 years of age, the years of field experience, any specialties, and period of availability (at least 3 months).