Open Source Medical Supplies is a

not for profit A nonprofit organization (NPO) or non-profit organisation, also known as a non-business entity, not-for-profit organization, or nonprofit institution, is a legal entity organized and operated for a collective, public or social benefit, in co ...

organization that collates and shares open source designs to make

personal protective equipment Personal protective equipment (PPE) is protective clothing, helmets, goggles, or other garments or equipment designed to protect the wearer's body from injury or infection. The hazards addressed by protective equipment include physical, e ...

and other medical supplies needed in the

COVID-19 pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The novel virus was first identi ...

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Open Source Medical Supplies founded by Ja’dan Johnson and

Gui Cavalcanti Gui Cavalcanti is a robotics engineer who co-founded Open Source Medical Supplies, Artisan's Asylum, and MegaBots Inc. Education Cavalcanti studied engineering at Olin College and worked as a professor there after graduation. Career Cavalca ...

in March 2020 as the COVID-19 pandemic was escalating. Initial activities were coordinated through a Facebook group which grew to 52,000 members. A team of 130 people coordinate and filter the information in the group.

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Open Source Medical Supplies provides a library of 195

DIY "Do it yourself" ("DIY") is the method of building, modifying, or repairing things by oneself without the direct aid of professionals or certified experts. Academic research has described DIY as behaviors where "individuals use raw and sem ...

instructions on how to fabricate healthcare items including face masks. All designs are vetted by a team of thirty healthcare professionals. Open Source Medical Supplies has shipped over 15 million items of medical supplies. File:Osms-PUCRio-Brazil-MarceloBalisteri-0023.jpeg, OSMS volunteers in Brazil File:Osms-PUCRio-Brazil-MarceloBalisteri-0021.jpeg, OSMS volunteers in Brazil File:Osms-OSMSTaiwan-dannychen-0001.jpeg, OSMS volunteers in Taiwan File:Osms-OSMSCapeFear-NC-KyleHorton-0006.jpeg, OSMS volunteers in Cape Fear, USA File:Osms-fuse33makerspace-canada-0001.jpeg, OSMS volunteers at Fuse 33 Maker Space, Canada File:Univeristy of Washington Dfab2.jpeg, OSMS volunteers at the University of Washington DFAV The group inspired the '' Open Source Ventilator Ireland Project.''

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Official websiteOpen Source Medical Supplies Community
(Facebook Group) Organizations established for the COVID-19 pandemic Organizations established in 2020 International volunteer organizations Medical volunteerism Open source advocates Citizen science Do it yourself Hacker culture

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