Moroccan Inventor Creates Low-Cost Automatic Hand Sanitizer Dispenser to Combat COVID-19

This device developed by Abdelmouhaimen Rakkas aims to "contribute to the tireless efforts to curb the spread of the new coronavirus". The inventor is one of the laureates of the Act School of the OCP Group. The automatic dispenser operates on an infrared system and can be used at the entrances of hospitals, institutions or public places, as "it allows its users to sterilize their hands without having to touch it". It was manufactured using the "laser cutting and 2D printing technique, with the possibility of increasing the daily production rate to meet the needs of all stakeholders," reports the MAP.

When asked about the reasons why he thought of such a manufacture, Abdelmouhaimen Rakkas pointed out "that in the absence of a drug or a vaccine, sterilization remains the most effective means of prevention against Covid-19". He also said that "the manufacture and installation of the dispenser were effective in a single day, despite some obstacles related to the lack of resources and the unavailability of certain materials and electronic parts". He expressed the wish to see this device installed in all public establishments and hospitals in the city of Youssoufia, as well as in the different regions of the kingdom.

For his part, the director of the Act School, does not hide his pride in seeing several students of this institution engage since the beginning of the health confinement in innovative initiatives, "in order to contribute to the national efforts to fight against the coronavirus". ACT School is one of the programs designed by Connect Institute, which allows to support young people and develop their skills, he specified, adding that the "learning curriculum lasts for one year and ends with a period of incubation and support for professional projects designed by the participants," the same source specifies.