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Masks For Medics is a non-profit initiative based in Cape Town South Africa. We raise funds to supply non hospital-based healthcare workers with PPE.

Address

129 Beach Road, Mouille Point

8001

Opening Hours

Monday	09:00 - 17:00
Tuesday	09:00 - 17:00
Wednesday	09:00 - 17:00
Thursday	09:00 - 17:00
Friday	09:00 - 17:00

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http://www.masksformedics.org/

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Masks for Medics : a group of Cape Town doctors collaborating to get PPE to healthcare workers caring for Covid19 patients

Masks for Medics is a collaboration of doctors in Cape Town. We are a non-profit initiative and are raising funds for PPE and other monitoring equipment for healthcare workers caring for those infected by Covid19.

The inevitable surge in Covid19 infections that will overwhelm health systems and place hospitals under pressure. Many Covid19 patients will need to be treated in their homes.

In order to tend to sick patients, healthcare workers will need PPE and other medical monitoring equipment. PPE ensures that healthcare workers don’t get infected, and also prevents them from infecting other healthy people. PPE includes gowns, masks, visors, gloves and sanitisers. Monitoring equipment include pulse oximeters and thermometers.

Government funding and channels of distribution do not cover PPE for healthcare workers tending to home-based Covid19 patients.

Healthcare workers who tend to patients at home include nurses, care-givers, emergency responders, doctors, mental health workers, palliative care workers, carers of the elderly, and anyone who is caring for very sick COVID-19 patients in their own homes.

By keeping health care workers safe they’re able to give patients excellent care in their homes.

The objectives of Masks for Medics are:

To provide PPE to Community Healthcare Workers in the greater Cape Town are, including the Atlantic Seaboard, CBD, Cape Flats, and township communities.

To enable Covid19 patients to be treated in their own homes and thus avoid over-burdening hospitals.

To initially supply PPE for 30 000 patient home visits for 2 months. Each pack will be re-used for the same patient to a maximum of 3 visits or until unacceptably soiled.

To combine packs of appropriate PPE, risk stratify the level of PPE needed, and distribute - with appropriate training - to all healthcare workers in the community.

To dispose of soiled PPE safely.

Donations can be done via SnapScan via our partner The Angel Network, via EFT, and via Backabuddy.