A Complete Guide to Important Coronavirus-Related Words
Deciphering the terminology you're likely to hear
COVID-19:
COVID-19 is “a mild to severe respiratory illness that is caused by a coronavirus,” one that is characterized especially by fever, cough, and shortness of breath and may progress to pneumonia and respiratory failure. The name is an odd sort of acronym, insofar as it is formed from portions of two distinct words (COronaVIrus & Disease) and the latter portion of a date (the 19 from 2019). COVID-19 was first identified in Wuhan, China in December 2019.
Self-quarantine:
To self-quarantine is “to refrain from any contact with other individuals for a period of time (such as two weeks) during the outbreak of a contagious disease usually by remaining in one's home and limiting contact with family members.” The verb is fairly recent, showing evidence of use only within the past 20 years or so. The noun has been in occasional use prior to this in the 20th century.
Dr. Banks said further that the Federal authority invested in him in the matter of quarantine had not yet been exerted to its fullest, but that if persons continued to disregard his advice about self-quarantine, he would bring into service all of the power of compulsion at his command.
— The New York Times, 10 Aug. 1916 (p. 1)
Quarantine is currently most often found with the meaning of “a restraint upon the activities or communication of persons or the transport of goods designed to prevent the spread of disease or pests.” The word has a number of other meanings, both archaic and current, many of which have to do with a period of 40 days (it may be traced back to the Latin word quadraginta, meaning “forty”), including a 40 day period during which a widow was permitted by law to remain in her deceased husband's principal home without having to pay rent to his heirs, a period of 40 days set aside for penance or fasting (in early Christian church use), or a general period of 40 days set aside for a variety of uses.
One grand inconvenience attended on this army of Pilgrimes: For when their quarantine, or fourty dayes service, was expited, (the term the Pope set them to merit Paradise in) they would not stay one whit longer.
— Thomas Fuller, The historie of the holy warre, 1647
Isolation & Self-isolation:
Isolation ultimately derives from the Latin word insula, meaning “island.” The word’s path from Latin to English begins with the Italian derivative of insula, isolato (“isolated”), that became the French word isolé, and then moved into English. Early uses of the term in English were spelled in the French manner with a conventional English modifier ending d as isolé’d before it settled as the spelling isolated.
The literal etymological meaning of the word isolated is islanded. (The first hospitals built in Italy to protect the general population from the sick in the 14th century were located on an island.) Given its Classical roots, isolated is a relatively new word in English, only dating to the late 1700s. A verb was subsequently coined to correspond to this adjective, which is how we got isolate in English through the process of back-formation.
We date self-isolation to 1834 and a passage from The Metropolitan Magazine. In contrast to the use of the term in the context of today’s health crisis, this first known use of the term seems to make reference to being unaware of the events of the world around us:
Few, indeed, are they whose relations with actual life are compatible with a complete self-isolation from the interests and the passions fluctuating around them, and who can so effectually detach themselves from the tumultuous current of events which every day swells in its rapid course to the silent gulf of the past time.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the new coronavirus outbreak, which originated in Wuhan, China, a global pandemic.
As of March 30, at least 34,000 people have died from the disease and there have been more than 732,000 confirmed cases worldwide, according to data collected by the Johns Hopkins University in the United States.
What is a coronavirus?
The coronavirus family causes illnesses ranging from the common cold to more severe diseases such as severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS), according to the WHO.
They circulate in animals and some can be transmitted between animals and humans. Several coronaviruses are circulating in animals that have not yet infected humans.
The new coronavirus, the seventh known to affect humans, has been named COVID-19.
What are the symptoms?
Common signs of infection include fever, coughing and breathing difficulties. In severe cases, it can cause pneumonia, multiple organ failure and death.
The incubation period of COVID-19 is thought to be between one and 14 days. It is contagious before symptoms appear, which is why so many people get infected.
Infected patients can be also asymptomatic, meaning they do not display any symptoms despite having the virus in their systems.
Where did it come from? it means how it originate
China alerted the WHO to cases of unusual pneumonia in Wuhan on December 31.
COVID-19 is thought to have originated in a seafood market where wildlife was sold illegally.
On February 7, Chinese researchers said the virus could have spread from an infected animal to humans through illegally trafficked pangolins, prized in Asia for food and medicine.
Should I worry? How can I protect myself?
The WHO declared the virus a global pandemic on March 11, and said it was "deeply concerned by the alarming levels of spread and severity" of the outbreak.
The WHO recommends basic hygiene such as regularly washing hands with soap and water, and covering your mouth with your elbow when sneezing or coughing.
Maintain "social distancing" - keeping at least 1.8 metres (six feet) between yourself and others - particularly if they are coughing and sneezing, and avoid touching your face, eyes and mouth with unwashed hands.
Avoid unnecessary, unprotected contact with animals and be sure to thoroughly wash hands after contact.
*کرونا وائرس کوئی زندہ جاندار نہیں بلکہ ایک
پروٹین مالیکیول ہے۔ جس کی بیرونی تہہ پر چربی lipidہوتی ہے
* چونکہ یہ زندہ نہیں لہذا اسے مارا نہیں جا سکتا
بلکہ تحلیل/ تباہ(/ disintegrate/dissolve) کیا جا سکتا ہے
* کیمسٹری کے قانون کے مطابق ایک جیسی چیزیں ایک
جیسی چیزوں کو تحلیل کرتی ہیں like dissolves likeتو کرونا وائرس ( جو بیکٹیریا
کی طرح زندہ نہیں بلکہ بے جان پروٹین ہے) کو الکوحل 65% ، کوئی بھی صابن اور 25 سے
30 ڈگری سینٹی گریڈ تک گرم پانی کافی ہے ۔
* گرم پانی، صابن یا الکوحل سے کم از کم 20 سیکنڈ
تک ہاتھ دھونے سے کرونا multiplyہونے کے بجائے ٹوٹ پھوٹ disintegrateکا شکارہو جاتا ہے ۔
* کرونا نقصان کا عمل اس وقت شروع کرتا ہے جب
اسے multiplicationکے لیے سازگار ماحول میسر آتا
ہے ۔ جبکہ disintegrationکی صورت میں یہ فعال نہیں رہتا۔
multiplicationکے لیے اسے سازگار ماحول کی ضرورت ہوتی ہےجیسا کہ ناک میں رطوبت،لہاب دہن وغیرہ
* پروٹین مالیکیول ہونے کی وجہ سے مختلف چیزوں
پر اس کی عمر ان چیزوں کی ساخت پر منحصر ہوتی ہے۔
* کرونا وائرس کی جسمانی ساخت کمزور ہوتی ہے
۔ صرف اس کی بیرونی چربی کی تہہ اسے مضبوط بناتی ہے ۔ چربی کی یہ تہہ ٹوٹ جائے تو کرونا
کا وار موثر نہیں رہتا۔ اس لیے گرم پانی،صابن
اور الکوحل سے ہاتھ دھونے سے اس کی بیرونی تہہ ٹوٹ جاتی ہے اور اسےmultiplyہونے کا موقع نہیں ملتا
* فطری قانون کے مطابق حرارت چربی کو پگھلا دیتی
ہے ۔ اور جب گرم پانی ، صابن یا الکوحل 65% استعمال کیا جائے تو اس کی چربی کی بیرونی
تہہ ٹوٹ جاتی ہے ۔ اور اندر سے یہ اتنا کمزور ہوتا ہے کہ چربی کی بیرونی تہہ کے ٹوٹ
جانے سے خود بخود disintegrateہو جاتا ہے۔
* کپڑوں،لکڑی اور دھاتوں پر اس کی عمر 3 گھنٹے سے 72 گھنٹوں تک ہوتی ہے ۔ لہذا ان چیزوں
کو جھاڑنے یا ہلانے کی صورت میں کرونا وائرس ہوا میں پھیل جاتا ہے جو آسانی سے ناک
یا منہ کے ذریعے آپ کے جسم میں داخل ہو سکتا ہے ۔
* ٹھنڈا موسم اور اندھیرا کرونا وائرس کے لیے
محفوظ پناہ گاہیں ہیں ۔ اس لیے کوشش کیجیے کہ ائیر کنڈیشنز نہ چلایا جائے۔ اور گھر
کی لائٹیں آن رکھی جائیں
* کپڑے دھونے کے لیے 20 ڈگری سینٹی گریڈ سے اوپر
گرم پانی استعمال کیا جائے ۔ ٹھنڈے پانی سے اگر آپ کپڑے دھو رہے ہیں تو اس کا مطلب
یہ ہے کہ آپ کرونا وائرس کو multiplyہونے کے لیے سازگار ماحول مہیا کر رہے ہیں
* اگر آپ کے گھر میں کارپٹس بچھی ہیں تو ان پر
پانی نہ گرنے دیجیے۔ moistureکی موجودگی میں کرونا وائرس
multiplyہوتا رہتا ہے ۔
* تنگ جگہوں پر وائرس کی کنسنٹر یشن زیادہ ہوتی
ہے اور اسے multiplicationکے زیادہ مواقع ہوتے ہیں ۔ لہذا گھر کے اندر بیٹھنے
اور سونے کے لیے تنگ کمروں کے بجائے بڑی جگہ کا انتخاب کیجیے تاکہ کرونا کو concentratedماحول نہ مل سکے۔
* کسی بھی سطح کو چھونے کے بعد مثلا گاڑی کا دروازہ،گھر کا دروازہ، یا کوئی اور چیز اپنے ہاتھوں کو
فوری طور پر دھو لیجیے۔ کھانا کھانے سے پہلے اور فورا بعد یہی عمل دھرائیے ۔ یہ نظر
نہیں آتا اس لیے احتیاطی تدابیر پر عمل کرکے اس سے بچا جاسکتا ہے ۔
کرونا
وائرس سے اپنے آپ کو اور گھر کو محفوظ کیسے بنائیں
جانز ہاپکنز یونیورسٹی
کی تحقیق
یہ
وائرس ہوتا تو بہت نحیف(کمزور) ہے۔ تاہم، چربی کی بنی ہوئی اس کی باریک حفاظتی تہہ
پھاڑ دینے سے ہی اسے ختم ہونے پر مجبور کیا جا سکتا ہے۔ اس کام کے لیے صابن یا ڈٹرجنٹ
کا جھاگ سب سے زیادہ موزوں ہے جسے بیس یا اس سے زائد سیکنڈ تک اس پر رحگڑتے رہنے سے
چربی کی تہہ کٹ جاتی ہے اور لحمیاتی سالمہ ریزہ ریزہ ہو کر ازخود ختم ہو جاتا ہے۔
الکحل
یا ایسا آمیزہ(مکسچر) جس میں 65 فیصد الکحل ہو وہ بھی اس کی حفاظتی تہہ کو پگھلادیتا
ہے بس شرط یہ ہے کہ اس پر اچھی طرح سے لگایا جائے۔
ایک
حصہ بلیچ اور پانچ حصے پانی ملا کر ایسی تمام جگہوں خاص طور پر دروازوں کے ہینڈل، ریموٹ،
سیل فون، ماؤس، لیپ ٹاپ کی اوپری سطح، میز کی اوپری سطح یا ایسی تمام غیر جاندار جگہیں
جہاں وائرس کی موجودگی کا امکان ہو اورجنہیں لوگ معمول کی زندگی میں چھوتے ہیں ان پر
اچھی طرح اسپرے کرنے سے بھی اس کی حفاظتی جھلی ٹوٹ جاتی ہے۔
جراثیم
کش دوائی اسے ختم کرنے میں کارگر نہیں ہوتی، کیونکہ وائرس، جراثیم کے برعکس جاندار
نہیں ہوتا، جبکہ جراثیم مارنے کے لیے اینٹی بائیوٹک کام کرتی ہے۔
استعمال
شدہ یا غیر استعمال شدہ کپڑوں کو لہرائیں یا جھٹکیں مت کیونکہ یہ کسی بھی مسام دار
سطح (آپ کی جلد) کے علاوہ کپڑوں پر بے حس و حرکت تین گھنٹے تک چپکا رہ سکتا ہے اس کے
بعد کپڑوں اور آپ کی جلد سے ریزہ ریزہ ہو کر ختم ہوتا ہے۔ جبکہ تانبے پر چار گھنٹے،
کارڈ بورڈ پر چوبیس گھنٹے، دھات پر بیالیس گھنٹے اور پلاسٹک پر بہتر گھنٹے تک چپکا
رہ سکتا ہے۔
جن
چیزوں کا اوپر ذکر کیا گیا ہے ان چیزوں کو ہلانے جلانے پر یا پروں کی جھاڑن سے ان کی
صفائی کرنے پر یہ فضا میں بھی تین گھنٹے تک رہ سکتا ہے اور اس دوران آپ کی ناک کے قریب
آنے پر آپ میں داخل بھی ہوسکتا ہے۔
جو
جگہ ہوا دار نہ ہو اس میں یہ زیادہ پنپتا ہے جبکہ کھلی جگہ پر اس کے زیادہ دیر تک رہنے
کے امکانات کم ہوتے ہیں۔
منہ، ناک، آنکھ، کھانے،
تالوں، چابیوں، نوٹوں، سکوں، دروازوں کے ہینڈلوں، بجلی کے بٹنوں، ریموٹ کنٹرول، موبائل
فون، گھڑی، کمپیوٹر، ڈیسک، ٹی وی وغیرہ کو چھونے سے پہلے اور بعد میں جبکہ واش روم
سے آنے کے بعد اچھی طرح ہاتھ دھویں.
ناخن باقاعدگی سے کاٹیں
تاکہ ناخنوں کے میل میں نہ بیٹھ پائے۔
ہمارے ویٹنری ڈیپارٹمنٹ کے پروفیسر ہوا کرتے تھے. میرے اُن
سے اچھے مراسم تھے. یہ یونیورسٹی میں میرا تیسرا سال تھا. اک دفعہ میں انکے دفتر گیا۔
مجھ سے کہنے لگے:ایک مزے کی بات سناؤں تمہیں؟
جی سر ضرور !
پچھلے ہفتے کی بات ہے میں اپنے دفتر میں بیٹھا تھا
اچانک اک غیر معمولی نمبر سے مجھے کال آئی: "پندرہ
منٹ کے اندر اندر اپنی سراؤنڈنگز کی کلیئرنس دیں!"
ٹھیک پندرہ منٹ بعد پانچ بکتر بند گاڑیاں گھوم کے میرے آفس
کے اطراف میں آکر رکیں.
سول وردی میں ملبوس حساس اداروں کے لوگ دفتر میں آئے. ایک
آفیسر آگے بڑھا:
" امریکہ کی سفیر آئی ہیں انکے کتے کو پرابلم
ہے اسکا علاج کیجئے. تھوڑی دیر بعد اک عورت آئی، انکے ساتھ انکا ایک اعلٰی نسل کا کتا
بھی تھا.
کہنے لگیں. میرے کتے کے ساتھ عجیب و غریب مسئلہ ہے. میرا
کتا نافرمان ہوگیا ہے. اسے میں پاس بلاتی ہوں یہ دور بھاگ جاتا ہے. خدارا کچھ کریں
یہ مجھے بہت عزیز ہے اسکی بے اعتنائی مجھ سے سہی نہیں جاتی!!
میں نے کتے کو غور سے دیکھا، پندرہ منٹ جائز لینے کے بعد
میں نے کہا: میم! یہ کتا ایک رات کے لیے میرے پاس چھوڑ دیں میں اسکا جائزہ لے کے حل
کرتا ہوں، اس نے بے دلی سے حامی بھرلی.
سب چلے گئے تو میں نے فیضو کمدار کو آوز لگائی اور اسے بولا:
اسکو بھینسوں والے بھانے میں باندھ دو اور اسے ہر آدھے گھنٹے بعد چمڑے کے لتر مارنا.
ہر آدھے گھنٹے بعد صرف پانی ڈالنا، جب پانی پی لے تو پھر لتر مارنا!
کمدار جٹ آدمی تھا۔ ساری رات کتے کے ساتھ لتر ٹریٹ منٹ کرتا
رہا!
صبح کو سفیر، پورا عملہ لئے میرے آفس میں آدھمکی!
Doctor,
what about my pup ?
I
said: Hope your puppy has missed you too!!
کمدار کتے کو لے آیا!
جونہی کتا کمرے کے دروازے میں آیا چھلانگ لگا کے سفیر کی
گود میں آبیٹھا لگا دم ہلانے اور انکا منہ چاٹنے لگا!
کتا مُڑ مڑ تشکر آمیز نگاہوں سے مجھے تکتا رہا اور میں گردن
ہلا ہلا کے مسکراتا رہا!
سفیر کہنے لگی: سر آپ نے اسکے ساتھ کیا کیا کہ اچانک اسکا
یہ حال ہے؟
میں نے کہا: ریشم و اطلس ، ایئر کنڈیشن روم، اعلی پائے کی
خوراک کھا کھا کے یہ خودکو مالک سمجھ بیٹھا تھا اور اپنے مالک کی پہچان بھول گیا تها،
بس اسکا یہ خناس اُتارنے کے لیے اسکو ذرا سائیکولوجیکل پلس فیزیکل ٹریٹمنٹ کی اشد ضروت
تھی, وہ دیدی۔۔۔ ناؤ ہی از اوکے!
Now
he is ok.
اللہ بندے کو سزا کیوں دیتا ہے؟
مجھے اس سوال کا ایسا جواب ملا کہ آج تک مطمئن ہوں!!
Coronavirus updates: FDA gives anti-malaria drugs emergency approval to treat COVID-19
The two drugs are being investigated as potential treatments for COVID-19.
A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has claimed the lives of more than 35,000 people across the globe.
The new respiratory virus, which causes an illness known officially as COVID-19, has rapidly spread to every continent except Antarctica since first emerging in China in December. There are now more than 737,000 diagnosed cases of COVID-19, according to data compiled by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University. At least 156,000 of those patients have recovered from the disease.
With more than 143,000 diagnosed COVID-19 cases, the United States has by far the highest national tally in the world. At least 2,513 people have died in the U.S.
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COVID-19: is the name given by the World Health Organization (WHO) on February 11, 2020 for the disease caused by the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. It started in Wuhan, China in late 2019 and has since spread worldwide. COVID-19 is an acronym that stands for coronavirus disease of 2019.
What does COVID-19 mean?
COVID-19 is the name of the disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Viruses and the diseases they cause have different names. For example, AIDS is the disease caused by the human immunodeficiency virus, HIV.
Who named COVID-19?
The coronavirus disease of 2019 was named COVID-19 by the WHO in a press release on February 11, 2020.
When was the coronavirus given the “COVID-19” name?
On December 31, 2019, a strange new pneumonia of unknown cause was reported to the Chinese WHO Country Office. A cluster of these cases had appeared in Wuhan, a city in the Hubei Province of China. These infections were found to be caused by a new coronavirus which was given the name “2019 novel coronavirus” (2019-nCoV).
Why was the coronavirus renamed to COVID-19?
The WHO press release of February 11 explained why a name was needed for this new disease: “to enable discussion on disease prevention, spread, transmissibility, severity, and treatment.”
Diseases are officially named by WHO in the International Classification of Diseases (ICD). For COVID-19, the name was decided based on agreed guidelines between the WHO, the World Organization for Animal Health, and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. The name was chosen because it didn’t refer to a specific geographic location, a specific animal, or a specific group of people. It also had to be easy to pronounce and related to the disease.
(It was later renamed “severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2,” or SARS-CoV-2 by the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses on February 11, 2020. It was named SARS-CoV-2 because the virus is a genetic cousin of the coronavirus which caused the SARS outbreak in 2002 (SARS-CoV). ) What is a coronavirus?
Coronaviruses are common human and animal viruses. They were first discovered in domestic poultry in the 1930s. In animals, coronaviruses cause a range of respiratory, gastrointestinal, liver, and neurologic diseases.
Only seven coronaviruses are known to cause disease in humans:
Four human coronaviruses cause symptoms of the “common cold.” These have catchy names which you’ll be forgiven for forgetting: 229E, OC43, NL63, and HUK1.
Three human coronaviruses cause much more serious lung infections, also called pneumonia: SARS-CoV in 2002 (severe acute respiratory syndrome or “SARS”), MERS-CoV in 2012 (Middle East respiratory syndrome or “MERS”), and SARS-CoV-2 (the current pandemic known as COVID-19). What is a novel coronavirus?
A “novel” coronavirus means that it is a new coronavirus that has not been previously identified in humans. This means it is different from coronaviruses that cause the common cold, and those that caused SARS in 2002 and MERS in 2012.
Like, SARS and MERS, the novel coronavirus is a zoonotic disease. The definition of a zoonotic disease is one that begins in animals and is transmitted from animals to people.
OBJECTIVE OF QUICK RESPONSE RESEARCH ON COVID - 19
HEC's RAPID Research and Innovation Initiative will support applied research, product Innovation and development, and commercialization of potential solutions. RAPID Research Grants will support ideas for applied research. RAPID Technology Transfer Grants is intended for supporting research needed to assist the private sector to provide solutions. RAPID Innovation Seed Fund is intended to support innovators in commercializing their ideas.
EXPLORING BRAINSTORMING ON HEC QUICK RESPONSE RESEARCH ON COVID-19:
It means that the objective of this research is that the following outcomes shall become possible:-
After Research, Product Innovation and Development become possible.
After Research, Commercialization of Potential solutions become possible.
Make Clear Some points at the most initial Steps:
RAPID Research Grants will support ideas for applied research. There are three level of funding. This is the 1st category of funding and maximum fund is allocated to these researcher is Rs. 15 million and Maximum duration for this research is 12 months to support ideas for applied research in the field of the topic mention as on picture used in this blog post.
RAPID Technology Transfer Grants is intended for supporting research needed to assist the private sector to provide solutions. This is the 2nd category of funding as you can see the picture used in this blog post and the maximum funds for this researcher are allocated Rs. 7.5 million and Maximum duration for this research is 6 months for supporting research needed to assist the private sector to provide solutions (It means that there is need of researcher in private sector whose are in finding solutions....first of all, you should must know this kind of opportunity so that your research assist the pricate sector to provide solution and then you can sent your proposal) in the field of the topic mention as on picture used in this blog post.
RAPID Innovation Seed Fund is intended to support innovators in commercializing their ideas. This is the 3rd category of funding as you can see the picture used in this blog post and the maximum funds for this researcher are allocated Rs. 5 million and Maximum duration for this research is 6 months and is intended to support innovator in commercializing ideas. Hence, the proposal needed in such a way so that research should be conducted for the outcome of supporting researcher in commercializing ideas.
You can categories these categories from highest to lowest level of researcher. For example, commercializing ideas may be restricted to some specific location and have limited numbers of factors. it may also include some better ideas but people ownself need to prepare final item. similiarly, assist the private sector to provide solution may be the category as in this case private sector is preparing some solution while people have to pay for it. While the Grant research may be the level of the research to support ideas with examples or data collection to support at the board level (at government level or policy maker level) and have considered numbers of factors and provide the solution of numbers of factors.
It is better to understand complete details of research and then start your research: The COVID-19. RAPID Research and Innovation Initiative (RRII) invites researchers to use the RAPID Research and Innovation funding mechanism, which allows HEC to receive and review proposals dealing with topics and issues of severe urgency with regard to the availability of or access to data, facilities or specialized equipment as well as quick-response research on COVID-19. There is an urgent and immediate need for research in order to gain a better understanding of the epidemic, to understand and contain the patterns of spread, develop diagnostics and improve patient care and the public health response. (I hope after reading this you got clear objective of research). The said fund is supported by the World Bank and implemented by the Higher Education Commission (HEC). The RRIF will provide funds to selected institutions based upon a competitive, yet swift peer-review of proposals.
(Now for more clarity and complete details about topic and different categories of research, you may read the following topic from the link of HEC as mention above)
The priority themes for RRIF support include:
Development of Infectious Diseases Surveillance Systems Systems using big data analytics and artificial intelligence:Including integrating the response into the entire medical system, from primary to secondary to tertiary
Disease Epidemiological Modelling: Data systems and evidence-informed modelling for disease prediction, outcome prediction and impact assessment of interventions
Immune Patterns of COVID-19: Immune Mechanisms of COVID-19 infections and recovery, implications for diagnostics and therapeutics, including understanding localized factors and responses (such as ethnic, genetic, social, behavioral, and climatic factors, etc.)
Treatment modalities and strategies including concentration on local and traditional medicine
Diagnostics kits: Rapid diagnostics based on antigen detection vide RTPCR systems, Gene EXPERT systems or alternatives
Indigenous manufacture of Low cost Intensive-care equipment: Oxygen supply and monitoring equipment, Intravenous fluid devices, Ventilators/CPAP units, Cardio-respiratory monitors etc.
Development of disinfectants particularly using indigenous herbal ingredients: low-cost sterilization and sanitation material for hospitals, general-purpose consumer hand sanitization material
Personal Protective Equipment: N-95 Masks, other Personal Protective Gear (clothing gowns, goggles, and gloves), preferably reusable materials
Information Collection and Dissemination IT platforms:Identify hotspots and growth patterns, Contact tracing modeling of affected people
An additional priority area for the funding instrument RAPID Innovation Seed Fund (RISF) isEducation Technology to facilitate learning at the basic and secondary education levels in a COVID-19 environment
(I hope till you had understand the topics details, but you have lot of questions in your mind still about the categories of funding, these details is also completely mentions on HEC website and I am going to explore step by step here in this blog... be cool. you just write all of questions on your note book that come in your mind, I hope the sequence I had followed, that will clear your all queries. Now I am exploring details categories of funding mention of HEC website on link https://hec.gov.pk/english/services/RnD/RRIF/Pages/default.aspx. I am exploring details of categories and there link are as: Each applicant seeking funding through the RAPID Research and Innovation Fund can propose an idea based on one of the above-mentioned priority themes and can apply through one of the following three funding instruments:
). The objective of exploring these category is that you can select your category and topic for your research. Exploring these categories will help you to know the objective of each category in clear way. RAPID RESEARCH GRANT:
The RAPID Research Grant will support multidimensional research projects of strategic importance related to the above-mentioned priority themes. The present call is for research proposals that have the potential to contribute to the understanding of coronaviruses, including the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV) and Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), in order to improve the clinical management or public health response. Projects should include relevant and cutting-edge research activities and should ensure WHO alignment. Research conducted in RRG projects must address specific challenges associated with the targeted priority theme and must clearly demonstrate a solution or significant progress in addressing a grand challenge.
Budgets for RRG awards will be up to a maximum of Rs. 15 million (USD 100 000), with a maximum project duration of 12 months. Principal Investigators are encouraged to seek co- and complementary financing from other sources.
Rapid Research Grant Proposals must be designed to include milestones and key performance indicators that should (ideally) begin providing valuable information and advice right from the start of the project and not wait for all the results at the tail end of the proposed project. To the extent possible, the project must also be designed in a manner that research teams can begin working right away rather than waiting for lengthy procurement or hiring. Those projects that have a steady stream of high-value immediate outputs and outcomes will be preferred. The Project Steering Committee may review progress on a bi-monthly or quarterly basis.
Funding Details
RRG funding may be used for:
Salaries for PI and co-PIs based on the amount of time spent on the project
Stipends for bachelors, masters, doctoral students and postdoctoral scholars to conduct the research proposed
The purchase and maintenance of appropriate approved equipment to conduct the research proposed
The purchase of research supplies necessary to conduct the research proposed
Limited research and development costs
Patent filing
Grants to attract visiting researchers from outside Pakistan to conduct research that contributes to the grant objectives. These visiting researchers can be either expatriate Pakistani scientists or foreign scientists.
A component of the grant will be earmarked for the problem solving (i.e., it will be released only if there is demonstrable evidence of success in solving the chosen problem).
Eligibility Criteria
Lead Principal Investigators (PIs) must:
Be university faculty member (PhD or FCPS/MCPS/FRCS) from medical institute or research-intensive institution as specified for GCF-2020 call (The VC/Rector shall ensure that max. two exceptional proposals per HEI will be submitted)
Project Team may include:
A consortia of faculty members from multiple university departments and/or multiple universities
Private sector participants, particularly when they bring prior IP or capability to the consortium and/or significant deployment, implementation, or scale up capability
International partners
International collaborations are encouraged:
When the international partner brings a unique added value to the project team
(Finally, Now it has been cleared from the eligible criteria that whose are eligible for this research) RAPID TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER GRANT:
The RAPID Technology Transfer Grant (RTTG) seeks to support university-industry technology transfer of a previously developed an existing prototype or an advanced model (or equivalent). Owing to the nature of the COVID-19 crisis, the RTTG shall be ideally utilized to quickly transition science or technology to an actual industrial partner (or partners) that will result in significant and qualitative improvement in the latter's capacity to meet the emerging challenge of COVID-19.
Budgets for RTTG awards will be up to a maximum of Rs. 7.5 million (USD 50 000) with a maximum project duration of 6 months. Principal Investigators are encouraged to obtain co-financing – including in-kind and/or cash contributions – from the industry collaborators. The requested amount of RTTG funding for the academic institution cannot exceed the co-financing committed by the industry collaborators.
The RTTG Proposals must be designed to include milestones and key performance indicators that should (ideally) begin delivering an impact right from the start of the project and not wait for all the results at the tail end of the proposed project. To the extent possible, the project must also be designed in a manner that teams can begin working right away rather than waiting for lengthy procurement or hiring. Those projects that have a steady stream of high-value immediate outputs and outcomes will be preferred. The Project Steering Committee may review progress on a bi-monthly or quarterly basis.
Funding Details
Budget requests should be consistent with the proposed research and development activities. RTTG funding may be used for:
Salaries for PI and co-PIs based on the amount of time spent on the project
Stipends for bachelors, masters, doctoral students and post-doctoral scholars to help take the prototype or proposed product to market.
Limited prototype development costs
Laboratory tests or access to data
Patent filing
Producing licensing agreements
Legal and financial investment advice
Marketing of the prototype or proposed product to appropriate investors or stakeholders.
Eligibility Criteria
Principal Investigator (PI) must;
be a regular faculty member (PhD or FCPS/MCPS/FRCS) of universities (Public or private sector) (The VC/Rector shall ensure that max. two exceptional proposals per HEI will be submitted)
Co-financing (including in kind or cash contribution) by the industry partner is mandatory
The RAPID Innovation Seed Fund (RISF) will be implemented through the existing BICs located at HEIs. Within the RISF competition, the Higher Education Commission aims to support a portfolio of entrepreneurial teams that, as a whole, will lead to successful start-ups addressing the COVID-19 national response. To take full advantage of the national research and innovation capacity in Pakistan, the portfolio of awards will reflect the diversity of potential entrepreneurs in Pakistan, including current students, recent graduates, and faculty members.
The budgets for RISF projects will be Rs. 5 million (USD 35,000) for a period of 6 months. The project budget will finance the following activities:
Working capital or initial order costs
Certification, registration or endorsement
Laboratory testing
Marketing costs or arranging demonstration
Funds to scale the venture
Financial management, or other (please specify)
Eligibility Criteria
Students, recent graduates and/or faculty from universities (Public or private sector) (The VC/Rector shall ensure that max. two exceptional proposals per HEI will be submitted)
REFERENCE OF ORIGINAL DETAILS:
HIGHER EDUCATION COMMISSION PAKISTAN Quick-response Research on COVID-19 RAPID Research and Innovation Proposals
HEC, with assistance of the World Bank, invites universities, technologists and researchers to submit research and innovation proposals that can help address the challenges created by the Coronavirus pandemic.
HEC's RAPID Research and Innovation Initiative will support applied research, product Innovation and development, and commercialization of potential solutions. RAPID Research Grants will support ideas for applied research. RAPID Technology Transfer Grants is intended for supporting research needed to assist the private sector to provide solutions. RAPID Innovation Seed Fund is intended to support innovators in commercializing their ideas.
The specific themes include, but are not limited to any one of the following:
■ Infectious Diseases Surveillance Systems Al and Big Data
■ Analysis of success and weaknesses of alternative epidemic control measures
■ Disease Epidemiological Modelling
■ Immune Patterns of COVID-19
■ Treatment Modalities and Strategies
■ Information collection and dissemination on IT platforms
■ Indigenous manufacturing of low-cost using equipment or materials, e.g., diagnostic kits, intensive care equipment (e.g., ventilators), or personal protective equipment
■ Development of disinfectants, particularly using indigenous herbal or natural ingredients
The amount of funding for each proposal will depend on its nature and proposed duration as well as the approved budget, but will not exceed the amounts given below.
RAPID Research Grant Rs. 15 million (USD 100 000) 12 months
RAPID Technology Transfer Grant Rs. 7.5 million (USD 50 000) 6 months
RAPID Innovation Seed Fund Rs. 5 million (USD 35,000) 6 months
HEC will use a transparent, accelerated evaluation process, based on the World Bank guidelines, to select the best proposals.The proposals will be reviewed on a first-come-first-served basis.
Deadline for Proposal Submission: April 3, 2020.
For further information, please visit
https://hec.gov.pk/english/services/RnD/RRIF, or contact
Director General, R&D Division, HEC, H-9 Islamabad, Pakistan,
Email: Info-r&d@hec.gov.pk
Note: I spent 8 hours continuously to write all details and understanding this about this research as first time in life for such opportunity and then I made video. I hope next time it will be a piece of cake of me.
The COVID-19 RAPID Research and Innovation Initiative (RRII) invites researchers to use the RAPID Research and Innovation funding mechanism, which allows HEC to receive and review proposals dealing with topics and issues of severe urgency with regard to the availability of or access to data, facilities or specialized equipment as well as quick-response research on COVID-19. There is an urgent and immediate need for research in order to gain a better understanding of the epidemic, to understand and contain the patterns of spread, develop diagnostics and improve patient care and the public health response. The said fund is supported by the World Bank and implemented by the Higher Education Commission (HEC). The RRIF will provide funds to selected institutions based upon a competitive, yet swift peer-review of proposals.
The priority themes for RRIF support include:
Development of Infectious Diseases Surveillance Systems Systems using big data analytics and artificial intelligence:Including integrating the response into the entire medical system, from primary to secondary to tertiary
Disease Epidemiological Modelling: Data systems and evidence-informed modelling for disease prediction, outcome prediction and impact assessment of interventions
Immune Patterns of COVID-19: Immune Mechanisms of COVID-19 infections and recovery, implications for diagnostics and therapeutics, including understanding localized factors and responses (such as ethnic, genetic, social, behavioral, and climatic factors, etc.)
Treatment modalities and strategies including concentration on local and traditional medicine
Diagnostics kits: Rapid diagnostics based on antigen detection vide RTPCR systems, Gene EXPERT systems or alternatives
Indigenous manufacture of Low cost Intensive-care equipment: Oxygen supply and monitoring equipment, Intravenous fluid devices, Ventilators/CPAP units, Cardio-respiratory monitors etc.
Development of disinfectants particularly using indigenous herbal ingredients: low-cost sterilization and sanitation material for hospitals, general-purpose consumer hand sanitization material
Personal Protective Equipment: N-95 Masks, other Personal Protective Gear (clothing gowns, goggles, and gloves), preferably reusable materials
Information Collection and Dissemination IT platforms:Identify hotspots and growth patterns, Contact tracing modeling of affected people
An additional priority area for the funding instrument RAPID Innovation Seed Fund (RISF) isEducation Technology to facilitate learning at the basic and secondary education levels in a COVID-19 environment
Each applicant seeking funding through the RAPID Research and Innovation Fund can propose an idea based on one of the above-mentioned priority themes and can apply through one of the following three funding instruments:
Call for Proposal for RAPID Research and Innovation Initiative (RRII) is now open and applications can be submitted through the online portal (eportal.hec.gov.pk) after 25.3.2020.
Deadline for submission of applications is 3rd April 2020 (23.59 Pakistan Standard Time)
