Repair technicians at the Paris Games fix everything from bent wheelchair frames to broken sunglasses.
Tag: Medical Devices
Inside the Factory Supplying Half of Africa’s Syringes
In Kenya, Revital Healthcare is manufacturing medical products that Africa needs to take charge of routine health care and respond to outbreaks.
Biden to Spend $1 Billion to Boost Supply of Rapid Covid Tests
Tests producing results in 15 minutes have been on the market for months, but they have been in short supply in the United States.
Covid-19 in Mexico: Oxygen Shortage Leaves Many to Die at Home
With hospitals overrun, Mexicans fighting the coronavirus at home face a deadly hurdle: a lack of oxygen tanks.
Israeli Army’s Idea Lab Aims at a New Target: Saving Lives
The country has engaged defense contractors, doctors, engineers, scientists — and most of the senses — in its battle against the coronavirus.
10 African Countries Have No Ventilators. That’s Only Part of the Problem.
Basic supplies like oxygen and soap are needed first to slow the spread of the coronavirus.
Putin’s Bleak Covid-19 Admission: ‘We Don’t Have Much to Brag About’
Russia’s president acknowledged that his country risks being overwhelmed by the coronavirus.
Israel’s Not-So-Secret Weapon in Coronavirus Fight: The Spies of Mossad
The Israeli intelligence agency has played an outsize role in acquiring the medical gear, and knowledge, needed in the pandemic.
China Delays Mask and Ventilator Exports After Quality Complaints
Chinese customs officials, facing accusations from Europe that some medical supplies have been defective, say they will inspect every shipment.
Global Trade Sputters, Leaving Too Much Here, Too Little There
As the pandemic stretches on, consumers and businesses could run short of some products in months to come.