There is no simple solution to sourcing medical materials in crisis situationsThe COVID-19 crisis caused both unprecedented spikes in demand for personal protective equipment (PPE) and respirators worldwide and disruptions in the supply chain for these products. Part I of the Material Supply Strategy in a Crisis (MaSSC) study made public today presents six interrelated solution approaches. This study analyzed the procurement of scarce medical materials such as mouthguards and respirators during the first phase of the COVID-19 pandemic. The study sheds light on the various challenges that hospitals, healthcare facilities and the national initiatives faced - and how these challenges are interrelated. Prof. Dr. Louise Knight and Esmee Peters (Faculty of BMS) were the involved UT researchers.Read more
Replay: Campus Talks S02E01In the spring of 2020, the University of Twente launched its online talk show ‘Campus Talks’. Now there is a second season. On 2 February, philosopher of technology Professor Peter-Paul Verbeek talked to the university’s new rector magnificus Tom Veldkamp and physicist Hans Hilgenkamp.Read more
There is no simple solution to sourcing medical materials in crisis situations
Replay: Campus Talks S02E01
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