First Time: Egyptian-made ventilators competes the world

The Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research has recently announced on Wednesday the distribution of 50 first batch of Egyptian-made ventilators to university hospitals, during April.

Egypt became the first country in the Middle East and Africa to develop ventilators with 100 percent local technology, Head of the Academy of Scientific Research and Technology (ASRT) Mahmoud Sakr said.

This result was a step of a project to produce and manufacture respirators with 100 percent Egyptian technology, a report issued by the Ministry of Higher Education read.

The report added that project plan aims to design an easy respirator can used for work in all environments such as: hospitals, normal rooms or intensive care, as well as can be used at home.

The project has high economic feasibility as it provides respirators that are produced locally, the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research mentioned in a statement. This step will save the costs of the rise international prices and in turn the medical services provided to the Egyptian patient.

This production is a golden opportunity for Egypt in terms of achieving sufficiency. Where, reducing the import bill and possibly exporting to many regions that suffer from a shortage of ventilators, such as Africa and Central Asia.

The project is a cooperation between the ARST, the Arab Organization for Industrialization (AOI), university hospitals, and BioBusiness Company for Medical Devices.