UUM ONLINE: Since the implementation of the Movement Control Order (MCO) following the spread of the COVID-19 outbreak, various organisations have taken the initiative to assist the frontline workers of the Ministry of Health (MOH) in particular.
The MCMC-UUM MakerSpace and Kedah Perlis 3DP COVID teams too mobilised their energy to contribute reusable face shields to the hospitals that were in need of face shields.
Fellow lecturer, Mr Ahmad Hanis Mohd Shabli said together with his five friends, they decided to help to print and modify the face shields in accordance with the requirements set by hospitals.
According to him, with the help of 15 units of 3D printing machines, they successfully produced many more face shields for the use of frontline personnel.
He said the project was jointly organised by 3D Printing Group Malaysia who coordinated the initiative and contributed the much needed materials for the said project.
“Together with officials from UUM CUIC, Mr Suwannit Chareen Chit s / o Sop Chit and other teammates, we mobilised the process of printing and modifying the face shield since the implementation of the MCO.
"To date, over 1,000 face shields have been printed and delivered not only to hospitals, but to health clinics and police stations around Kedah and Perlis," he said.
Among the hospitals that received the face shields were Sultanah Maliha Hospital, Langkawi; Tuanku Fauziah Hospital, Kangar and Sultanah Bahiyah Hospital, Alor Setar.
Mr. Ahmad Hanis, a fellow lecturer from the School of Computing (SOC) expressed hope that the contributions made would help equip the frontline personnel of MOH with the much needed face shields.
Also involved in the project were Mr Muhamad Zaim of MRSM Kubang Pasu; Science Assistant Officer of the Department of Chemistry Malaysia, Mr Muhamad Kamalrul Zaman Zainol ; fellow UNIMAP lecturers, Mr Mohd Hafiz Arshad and Mr Mohd Haidiezul Jamal Ab Hadi and fellow lecturer from Arau Vocational College, Mr Ahmad Fitri Mohd Yusri.
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UUM PRIHATIN: SUMBANGAN FACE SHIELD MCMC-UUM MAKERSPACE BANTU PETUGAS BARISAN HADAPAN
UUM ONLINE: Sejak bermulanya Perintah Kawalan Pergerakan (PKP) berikutan penularan wabak COVID-19, pelbagai organisasi telah mengambil inisiatif bagi membantu kumpulan barisan hadapan (frontliners) Kementerian Kesihatan Malaysia (KKM), khususnya.
Tidak ketinggalan mengerah tenaga ialah pasukan MCMC-UUM MakerSpace dan Kedah Perlis 3DP COVID yang berkumpul menyumbang pelindung muka (face shield) yang boleh diguna semula (reusable) kepada hospital yang memerlukan.
Pensyarah, Ahmad Hanis Mohd Shabli berkata, dia bersama lima lagi rakan telah membantu mencetak dan mengubah suai face shield mengikut kesesuaian serta kehendak hospital.
Menurutnya, mereka telah menggunakan 15 unit mesin pencetak 3D untuk menghasilkan lebih banyak face shield bagi kegunaan petugas barisan hadapan.
Katanya, projek ni turut digerakkan bersama dengan 3D Printing Group Malaysia serta John Tay dari Suruhanjaya Komunikasi dan Multimedia (MCMC) yang memberi sumbangan material dan juga kordinasi.
“Saya bersama pegawai dari CUIC, Suwannit Chareen Chit a/l Sop Chit serta rakan pasukan lain telah memulakan proses mencetak dan mengubah suai face shield ini sejak pelaksanaan PKP lagi.
“Sehingga kini, sudah lebih 1,000 face shield yang telah dicetak dan diserahkan bukan sahaja kepada hospital, malah klinik kesihatan dan balai polis di sekitar Kedah dan Perlis,” katanya.
Antara hospital yang telah menerima pelindung muka itu adalah Hospital Sultanah Maliha, Langkawi; Hospital Tuanku Fauziah, Kangar dan Hospital Sultanah Bahiyah, Alor Setar.
Ahmad Hanis dari Pusat Pengajian Pengkomputeran (SOC) berkata, dia berharap dengan sumbangan tersebut dapat membantu tugasan warga kerja KKM yang memerlukan face shield ini.
Turut terlibat ialah guru, Muhamad Zaim dari MRSM Kubang Pasu; Penolong Pegawai Sains, Muhamad Kamalrul Zaman Zainol dari Jabatan Kimia Malaysia; pensyarah, Mohd Hafiz Arshad dan Mohd Haidiezul Jamal Ab Hadi dari UniMAP dan pensyarah Kolej Vokasional Arau, Ahmad Fitri Mohd Yusri.