MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES INCREASING CAPACITY TO FACED PANDEMIC

MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES INCREASING CAPACITY TO FACED PANDEMIC

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The increase in health care costs, the high demand for biosafety products, the supply of medicines for acute respiratory diseases and the availability of diagnostic tests and mechanical ventilators are part of the package of needs faced by health systems and hospitals during this pandemic. 

Supplying the demand for this product package is on the one hand, a test to assess the response capacity of the different health systems  to new and more resistant epidemic outbreaks and, on the other hand, a challenge for companies that make up the health care industry. The truth is that, although the industry is working as fast as it can, the speed of response that this novel coronavirus COVID-19 demands, can be met by working together.

The measures of social isolation and compulsory quarantine that some governments have decreed, not only help to reduce the chain of contagions among people, they are also necessary strategies to extend the time of elaboration, import and distribution of the most requested medical devices for the population. who will demand hospitalization and intensive care services.

Cases and needs projections

The COVID-19 pandemic has spread to most countries and territories with hundreds of thousands of people infected, and a growing burden of fatalities. According to the behavior of the virus in China during the first two months of 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) estimated that about 0.2% of the total population of each country could be infected. Of these cases, 80% would have a slight contagion, would not require hospitalization, but yes, mandatory isolation for 14 days. Another 15% of the infected population would need intermediate care and 5% would reach the intensive care unit (ICU).

Thus, the people who come to the ICU are the ones that demand the greatest amount of medical devices, as well as personal protection elements (PPE) for health professionals. Among the most requested elements are: hospital beds, mechanical ventilators, infusion pumps, vital signs monitor, gloves, masks, among other biosafety elements.

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*Estimatd cases in May

This graph provides an estimate of cases in some Latin American countries, to average the number of devices and products required. It is also important to think about the amount of resources for ICUs.

Although they seem distant, some actions in Latin America have been replicated between countries, thanks to the shared experiences between medical associations and unions such as that of medical devices. "We are working together to exchange experiences and make the best decisions that benefit us in the face of this crisis; it is an opportunity for collective learning in the region," says Gabriela Garnham, general manager of the Association of Medical Devices of Chile, (ADIMECH ).

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