Around 48 ventilators of different designs have been manufactured in Pakistan that will be supplied to medical facilities once they are approved by the Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan.
The Pakistan Engineering Council says DRAP had previously suggested a few changes, including the addition of artificial lungs.
The council says the changes have been made and the National Disaster Management Authority also imported the artificial lungs last week, but, DRAP hasn’t given them the green signal for the machines’ clinical trials.
Federal Science Minister Fawad Chaudhry has confirmed that the country will begin manufacturing ventilators for commercial purposes from next week.
He assured that there would be no compromise on the machines’ quality. “Not only will ventilators be available in Pakistan, but we’ll have a whole industry here,” he said.
Ventilators are in great demand across the globe due to the coronavirus pandemic. Every week, the number of infections is rapidly increasing in many countries.
The virus attacks the patients’ lungs and makes it difficult for them to breathe properly. This is where ventilators come in handy, especially for those in critical condition. The machine helps them breathe.
Around 371,000 people across the world have died of COVID-19. Health experts fear† more fatalities will occur in the coming days if a vaccine is not developed in time and people stop practicing social distancing.
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