The World Needs Ventilators

See our proposed strategic recommendations on how to ethically respond to the COVID-19 pandemic and increase the world's accessibility to mechanical ventilation.

White Paper on the Global Ventilator Shortage

About

2-3.4%

expected mortality of COVID-19

880,000

estimated worldwide ventilator deficit

5-10%

of COVID-19 cases will develop severe symptoms requiring ventilation

The authors of this white paper represent a diverse multidisciplinary group of individuals and organizations, including clinicians, ethicists, researchers, health economists, and product developers, who are experienced in socially responsible collaboration to address urgent real-world problems.