Afghan girls try building ventilator from used car parts

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If they succeed and can get government approval for their prototype, it could be replicated for as little as RM1,300.

The young Afghan team who created the prototype ventilator from used car parts. — Image source: twitter.com/RoyaMahboob

"The team is working with local health specialists, as well as experts from Harvard University, to produce the prototype based on a design by Massachusetts Institute of Technology," said Roya Mahboob, who runs an Afghan tech company and sponsors the team of five girls, aged 14-17. They are taking engine and battery parts from a Toyota Corolla -- ubiquitious on the streets of Afghanistan -- to produce a prototype they started designing after the Herat governor called for more ventilators as coronavirus cases rose.

 

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