Paediatric Surgeon, Patient advocate, Gentle medicine
Mar 27, 2020 • 11 tweets • 4 min read
#Corona#VentilatorShortage
in the conversation/anxiety/ around COVID19 the actual and projected lack of ventilators is a dominant theme both in the HIC and LIC . Thoughts follow
1. 1. If the worlds richest countries run short of the much cheaper #PPE endangering the lives of every #HCW who is treating these patients then there is nothing to suggest that they will ever get enough ventilators in time . Nor do they intend to.
Mar 21, 2020 • 10 tweets • 3 min read
#Corona 1.Spent 2 days in a small town in rural India. Found time to experience & reflect on what the current situation means for people who live in rural India. 70% of India’s population live in rural/semi rural India
2. Lush fields separated by small villages, small towns ...