Leader Healthcare and EpiGuard partner up
A new agreement will make more EpiShuttle isolation stretchers available to citizens and visitors of Qatar and the UAE
The distributer agreement was signed by medical equipment provider Leader Healthcare and technology developer EpiGuard. The two firms are now set on improving the preparedness of Qatar and the United Arab Emirates.
Malaz Fadlallah, Head of Medical Division of Leader Healthcare, said: “We have been searching for the best product to isolate and transport contaminated or contagious individuals. In our search, we found the EpiShuttle to have unparalleled features. The EpiShuttle is by far the superior product on the market. At the same time, it is the most cost efficient in use.”
First EpiShuttle for Qatar
The EpiShuttle by EpiGuard is a single-patient isolation and transport system, designed to provide maximum public safety while allowing critical care and treatment to be performed on the contaminated patient inside.
The EpiShuttle is already in use with Abu Dhabi Police and Dubai Corporation for Ambulance Services. Qatar, however, has no EpiShuttles.
On a global scale, the EpiShuttle is used by WHO as well as first responders in Germany, Belgium, Denmark, Peru, Ireland, Greece, Norway, and Finland. Also, national air forces like the British, Australian, Canadian, Danish, Norwegian and others are equipped with EpiShuttles.
Clara Bullock
Clara Bullock is a writer for ITIJ and AirMed&Rescue. Initially a freelance writer for publications ranging from gardening news to music magazines, she has made the transition to writing about the ins and outs of travel insurance and aeromedicine. In her spare time she reviews books on Instagram and eats pasta.