A TEAM of robot-designing girls in Afghanistan is trying to build a low-cost medical ventilator from car parts, as health authorities look to boost cr...
Workers of an all-female robotic team build a ventilator in preparation for Covid-19 coronavirus patients, at a workshop, in Herat.of robot-designing girls in Afghanistan is trying to build a low-cost medical ventilator from car parts, as health authorities look to boost critical-care capabilities for coronavirus patients in the impoverished country.
They are part of a bigger group of high-achieving high school girls known as the"Afghan Dreamers", from the western city of Herat, where coronavirus is on the rise after thousands of people returned from neighbouring Iran as it experienced a spike in cases. Central to the ventilator is a self-inflating plastic sac known as an “Ambu” bag that medical staff use to help patients breathe. The girls' prototype uses a mechanical system to operate the bag automatically and accurately.
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