Medical devices for 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
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.
On the 31 October 2014, WHO updated the Rapid Advice Guideline for Personal Protective Equipment for Ebola response and the technical specifications of the referred equipments, which can be downloaded below:
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Personal protective equipment in the context of filovirus disease outbreak response
Rapid advice guideline October 2014 - Field situation: How to conduct safe and dignified burial of a patient who has died from suspected or confirmed Ebola virus disease
Innovative Personal Protective Equipment Survey
In order to understand personal protective equipment challenges and to inform innovation related to PPE, if you are a healthcare worker, logistician or procurement specialist with experience in PPE and EVD relief efforts, we kindly request your participation in an online survey found below. Collected responses will serve as a baseline assessment of the global use of PPE for healthcare service delivery in the context of Ebola virus disease (EVD). Please share this link with colleagues who have experience with PPE and EVD relief efforts. Responses will remain anonymous but you may choose to provide contact information should the results from this survey be of interest to you.
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
Interim list of WHO medical devices for Ebola care - medical devices (not including personal protective equipment)
Any technical information that can improve this lists, please send email to:
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.