The design brief of the field hospital for emergency holding of PUIs and asymptomatic patients for Covid-19 ( PAM CSR Journey ( part 1 & 2) )

• Main Authors: Mohd Nawawi, Norwina, ,
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: PAM 2020
• Subjects: NA4170 Public buildings; RA643 Public Health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine - Communicable Diseases and Public Health; RA966 Medical Centers. Hospitals. Dispensaries. Clinics; TH1000 Systems of building construction
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/83994/1/83994_PAM%20CSR%20JOURNEY%20_THE%20DESIGN%20OF%20QUARANTINE_new.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/83994/

This is an outcome of the 3 parts webinar sessions during the Malaysian COVID19 lockdown, depicting CSR Committee's efforts in Pertubuhan Akitek Malaysia (PAM) where, as Co-Chair and the expert member of the team, work behind the scene as from the establishment of the project brief for field hospital to realising linkage with the Ministry of Health Malaysia as planning and design Think Thank of health projects for the nation. The project was muted upon MERCY Malaysia's call for a Field Hospital to assist the Malaysian government. PAM CSR had initiated members to design field/quarantine centres based on MoH information, available international literature including WHO, PART 1 and PART 2 of the webinars is about the theory, the ideas and the practice of setting up field hospital/quarantine centres. The design's theory or ideas was based on the brief provided at the onset where 7 volunteer designers designed imaginary field hospitals. The practice part came when a real need arises in Sabah. Part 3 is about moving forward and how architects can help the nation provide the needful in the built environment.