The Fastest Response is local
The COVID-19 pandemic has interrupted medical supply chains across the globe. In response, local maker communities are fabricating PPE and supplies for medical and social service workers in need. OSMS Local Response supports these efforts.
Image: PUC Rio, Rio de Janeiro, Brésil; Marcelo Balisteri
Groundbreaking Impact
Telling the story of the amazing work done by the OSMS community continues to inspire policymakers to support ongoing efforts. Every Friday from March-August 2020, we asked the global OSMS Local Response Network and OSMS Community Facebook Group to report how many items of PPE they had produced. These numbers, while representative, are the best global portrait of local response production during the COVID-19 crisis.
Portraits of Local Response
Community Conversations
The OSMS YouTube channel offers a playlist of topic-specific Local Response discussions ranging from sustainable business practices for producing PPE to a how-to on protection gowns production.
Our Partnerships
OSMS has partnered with the Translation Commons community to localize the OSMS Medical Supply Guide and Local Response Guide into 44 languages.
OSMS is a founding member of a new coalition of maker organizations that works with the global maker movement to ensure universal access to PPE and medical supplies by mobilizing local manufacturing capabilities.