PPE Needed

PPE Needed is a Dutch "grassroots" initiative to address the global shortage of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) among frontline workers. The platform was founded by Dunya Ressang and brothers Omar Kbiri^[1] and Rachid Kbiri. It is a free-to-use global PPE initiative that, according to its website, seeks "to create an overview of the global PPE shortage during the coronavirus (COVID-19) Crisis and to locally enable matching of supply and shortages of PPE during this crisis".

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It started as a Dutch platform^[2] with support from the Red Cross.^[3] More than 400,000 masks were delivered in a matter of weeks to those fighting the pandemic in the Netherlands,^[4] relieving the co-ordination efforts made on a national level. After the Red Cross' initial support, the platform is now backed by Amazon^[5] to obtain a global overview of all equipment shortages during the COVID-19 pandemic.

References

^ Marlie van Zoggel (20 March 2020). "Prachtacties op een rij: zó helpen we elkaar de coronacrisis door" [Great actions in a row: this is how we help each other through the corona crisis]. Linda. (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 January 2023.
^ "Nieuwe website moet mondkapjes bij de zorg krijgen" [New website must get face masks in healthcare]. Metro (in Dutch). 20 March 2020. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
^ "Partnership with PPEneeded.com" (Press release). UK Mask Force. 13 July 2020. Archived from the original on 11 August 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
^ "Blog: Solidariteit en digitale toepassingen samen tegen het coronavirus" [Blog: Solidarity and digital applications together against the corona virus]. Zorgvisie (in Dutch). Amazon Web Services. 23 June 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
^ "Two brothers create tech solution to source protective equipment for frontline workers". Amazon. 26 April 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2023.

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[1] Marlie van Zoggel (20 March 2020). "Prachtacties op een rij: zó helpen we elkaar de coronacrisis door" [Great actions in a row: this is how we help each other through the corona crisis]. Linda. (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 January 2023.

[2] "Nieuwe website moet mondkapjes bij de zorg krijgen" [New website must get face masks in healthcare]. Metro (in Dutch). 20 March 2020. Retrieved 16 August 2020.

[3] "Partnership with PPEneeded.com" (Press release). UK Mask Force. 13 July 2020. Archived from the original on 11 August 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2023.

[4] "Blog: Solidariteit en digitale toepassingen samen tegen het coronavirus" [Blog: Solidarity and digital applications together against the corona virus]. Zorgvisie (in Dutch). Amazon Web Services. 23 June 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2023.

[5] "Two brothers create tech solution to source protective equipment for frontline workers". Amazon. 26 April 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2023.

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