EWH Secondary Project - DIY Alcohol Gel Station (Joenard & Alex)
1. DIY Alcohol Gel Dispenser Station
Joenard “Chinito” Camarista and Alex “Chele” Dahinten
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2. DIY Alcohol Gel Dispenser
1. Project Inspiration
2. History of Antiseptic Practise
3. Need for Alcohol Dispensers in the Developing World
4. Project Summary
i. Bottle Holder Design
ii. Awareness Campaign
iii. Trial Station Locations
iv. DIY Assembly Manual
5. Future Work
6. Thank You
3. Project Inspiration
Originally, we set out to make a soap dispenser that
could withstand the highly alkaline soaps hospitals
use.
It shifted towards making an alcohol gel dispenser
after our host dad, Dr. Mercado, informed us about
the Nicaraguan government’s recent interest to
promote alcohol gel in place of soap and water.
4. A Bit of History of Antiseptic
Practice
19th century - IgnacFulopSemmelweis sanitized with chlorinated lime
solutions.
(Time in-between – soap and water)
1988 - the first alcohol-based hand sanitizer was marketed in America
as “Purell”.
5. Need for Alcohol Dispensers in the
Developing World
Alcohol gel as a better alternative to soap and water:
1. Don’t require towels less money
2. Require less time to use
6. Project Summary
• Bottle Holder Design; simple and elegant.
Makes use of locally available materials and
costs less than C$23 (1 USD) to manufacture.
• Awareness Campaign; associated poster and
recorded announcement used to raise
awareness about the dangers of diseases
spreading at hospitals.
• Assembly Manual; in order for anyone to be
able to build the dispenser on their own, a
thorough and easy to read instruction manual
was created.
11. Hospital Santiago Jinotepe
Emergency Room Entrance Hall Canteen
• High traffic. • High traffic • Approx. 90% staff eat
• Very sick patients. • Strategically placed here during lunch
• Perfect location for next to hand scanner (breakfast and dinner
infection. for staff. served for night shift).
• Both doctors/ • Right next to a patient • Staff are now able to
nurses as well as waiting area. disinfect their hands
patients will before and after a
benefit. meal.
12. DIY Assembly Manual
Allows for this dispenser to be manufactured by anyone, anywhere.
• Easy to follow.
• Pictures of every step.
• Leaves room for creativity (materials).
• Open source design.
• Contact details.
13. Future Work
• Follow-up on Hospital Santiago trial (3
stations)
• Find a better solution to securing the bottle.
• Translate assembly manual into Spanish.
• Translate poster into other languages incl.
English!
• EWH PTM list
In the near future, we hope to get this project
to the point where EWH can distribute the
assembly manual and awareness campaign
amongst it’s partner hospitals and the
developing world!
15. Contact Us
Alex Dahinten JoenardCamarista
EWH STEM Health Program Coordinator Student,The City College of New York
alex.dahinten@gmail.com joenard.camarista@macaulay.cuny.edu
adahinten@ewh.org
Editor's Notes
Semmelweisreduced infection among the pregnant women he tended to.Purell was marketed to the food service industry and hospitals as a fast and easy way to maintain clean hands when washing them with soap and water would take too long or was not an option.
