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Fi xI t Devel ops Ant i - Cor ona Spr ayi ng Mechani s m F i xi t , a s t a r t up ba s e d out of Ka r a c hi , de v i s e d i t s v e r y own me c ha ni s m t o s pr a y Gul s ha n T own ( a Cor ona - a f f e c t e d a r e a i n Ka r a c hi ) t o e ns ur e s a f e t y of t he c ommuni t y . Al l - Onl i ne Nat i onal Heal t h Hackat hon by Nat i onal I ncubat i on Cent er I s l amabad T h e wor l d i s g oi n g t h r ou g h a n u n p r e c e de n t e d c h a n g e . He a l t h c a r e c h a l l e n g e s a r e a f f e c t i n g t h e wa y we a c t , i n t e r a c t a n d r u n ou r b u s i n e s s e s . T o t a k e t h e s e c h a l l e n g e s h e a d- on , NI C Pa k i s t a n , T e a mUp a n d J a z z x l r 8 i n p a r t n e r s h i p wi t h t h e Mi n i s t r y of Na t i on a l He a l t h S e r v i c e s , Re g u l a t i on a n d Coor di n a t i on ( M/ o NHS R&C) , Un i t e d Na t i on s De v e l op me n t Pr og r a mme ( UNDP) , Re h ma n Me di c a l I n s t i t u t e ( RMI ) , Or g a n i z a t i on of Pa k i s t a n i E n t r e p r e n e u r s of Nor t h Ame r i c a ( Op e n ) , Pa k i s t a n T e l e v i s i on Cor p or a t i on ( PTV) , Na t i on a l I n c u b a t i on Ce n t e r Ka r a c h i ( NI C Ka r a c h i ) , TVOn e Pa k i s t a n a n d As s oc i a t i on of Pa k i s t a n i Ph y s i c i a n s of Nor t h e r n E u r op e ( APPNE ) , a r e or g a n i z i n g a s ol u t i on b a s e d a l l - on l i n e Na t i on a l He a l t h Ha c k a t h on . R oamer r es umes Car Rent al Ser vi ce i n I s l amabad R oa me r ha s r e s ume d i t s ope r a t i ons i n I s l a ma ba d a f t e r t he COVI D- 19 l oc k down, wi t h onl y t wo pa s s e ng e r s a l l owe d i n t he v e hi c l e a t a t i me . Bot h c o- f ounde r s Muha mma d Ha di a nd Al i Moe e n a r e t a k i ng a pa y c ut v ol unt a r i l y a l ong wi t h t he i r c or e t e a m me mbe r s t o a c c ommoda t e t he s a l a r i e s of t he r e s t of t he s t a f f . The y ha v e a l s o e l i mi na t e d s ome of t he di s c ount s t o c us t ome r s t o f oc us on r e v e n ue g e ne r a t i on t o s us t a i n t he bus i ne s s dur i ng t he s e c r i t i c a l t i me s . #St i t cht oSave: Umer Hus s ai n i ni t i at es PPE Gear St i t chi ng wi t h Li mi t ed Res our ces Ume r Hus s a i n i s a f ood e nt r e pr e ne ur a nd i s t he ma n be hi nd t he v a r i ous c ha i ns of S we e t T oot h r e s t a ur a nt s a l l a c r os s Pa k i s t a n. Whe n t he n umbe r of COVI D- 19 pa t i e nt s s t a r t e d r i s i ng i n Pa k i s t a n, be i ng a s oc i a l l y c ons c i ous c i t i z e n, he de c i de d t o he l p doc t or s b y s e ndi ng t he m f ood a s a t ok e n of a ppr e c i a t i on. Upon s pe a k i ng wi t h doc t or s , he di s c ov e r e d t ha t t he y we r e i n di r e ne e d of pr ot e c t i v e g e a r , whi c h i s s e v e r e l y l a c k i ng . He we nt on t he l ook out f or pr ot e c t i v e s ui t s a nd di s c ov e r e d t ha t t he y we r e be i ng s ol d a t mul t i pl e t i me s t he a c t ua l pr i c e , wi t h bus i ne s s e s t r y i ng t o e xpl oi t t he c ur r e nt ne e d i n s uc h a c r i s i s . As Ume r ’ s v e r y f i r s t bus i ne s s wa s of t e xt i l e pr oduc t i on, he de c i de d t o pr oc ur e s ome ma t e r i a l a nd s t a r t pr oduc i ng pr ot e c t i v e s ui t s a nd ma s k s wi t h hi s a t - t he - t i me l i mi t e d r e s our c e s . He s t a r t e d out wi t h pr oduc i ng a s a mpl e out of hi s f or me r e mpl oy e e ’ s hous e a nd he s t a r t e d g e t t i ng i n t ouc h wi t h t a i l or s t o s t i t c h t he s ui t s a nd ma s k s . Da y s l a t e r , he i s l ook i ng a t us i ng mul t i pl e l a r g e i ndus t r i a l uni t s f or c a r r y i ng out t he pr oduc t i on, whe r e e mpl oy e e s wi l l be wor k i ng whi l e k e e pi ng t he i r pe r s ona l s a f e t y i n c ons i de r a t i on - a l l of t he m wor k i ng t og e t he r t owa r ds pr oduc i ng pr ot e c t i v e g e a r t ha t c a n be g i v e n t o doc t or s f r e e of c os t .