Open Source Medical Supplies

Open Source Medical Supplies is a not for profit organization that collates and shares open source designs to make personal protective equipment and other medical supplies needed in the COVID-19 pandemic.

[1][2] Open Source Medical Supplies founded by Ja’dan Johnson[2] and Gui Cavalcanti[3][4] in March 2020 as the COVID-19 pandemic was escalating.

[1] Initial activities were coordinated through a Facebook group[5][6] which grew to 52,000 members.

Open Source Medical Supplies provides a library of 195 DIY instructions on how to fabricate healthcare items including face masks.

[3]The group inspired the Open Source Ventilator Ireland Project.