Epishuttle to be used to isolate and transport Ebola patients
The Norwegian government is providing three EpiShuttles to the World Health Organization
The Norwegian government is providing three EpiShuttles to the World Health Organization (WHO). The EpiShuttle single-patient units have been developed in Norway by EpiGuard and make it possible to treat infected people while transporting them safely to isolation wards. In addition, a team of specialists from the Oslo University Hospital CBRN unit will give essential training in using the equipment.
“Norway is one of only a few countries in the world to have the equipment and expertise to transport highly infectious patients safely. The Government has therefore decided to donate units for single-patient transport, called the EpiShuttle, to DRC. We will also put together a team that can train personnel on behalf of WHO in the country,” said Norwegian Minister of Health and Care Services, Bent Høie.