b'Introduction to the Report(Contd)of NFC sensors.The CNFCR is used by the securityCOVID-19pandemic.TheDepartmenthelpedto personnel at the entrance to the premises and allowseffectively monitor healthcare-associated infections, forthetrackingofmotorvehiclesenteringanddeveloped protocols for prevention and was central leaving the premises via a downloadable customizedto the establishment of the special Isolation Unit at mobile phone application developed for this system.The University Hospital of the West Indies, primarily The CNFCR has the capability to read NFC sensorsfor treating COVID-19 patients.on an Android smartphone in addition to reading an NFC key-fob.The complete system has the ability toRecognizing the challenges of adequately ventilating generate the following statistics: personsinrespiratorydistressandtoprovide 1.The number of cars that came and left the premises protection to the healthcare professionals attending 2. The average time a vehicle stayed on the premises. to the afflicted, The UWI Mona Faculty of Engineering 3. Howmanytimesaspecificvehicleenteredtheactivelycontributedtothenationaleffortagainst premises in a day. thevirusbyproducinglow-costfaceshieldsthat 22 enhanced protection for our hardworking healthcare23Production of Hand Sanitizers professionals. Ventilators from the University Hospital ThePharmacologyandPharmacySectionoftheoftheWestIndies(UHWI)werealsorepairedand Department of Basic Medical Sciences in the Facultyreconditioned.ofMedicalSciences,producedhandsanitizersin response to the COVID-19 pandemic to supply The Gladstone Taylor/Multimedia Photo EditorUWI Mona Campus community, the National Health Justine Shaw, a final-year Electronics EngineeringFund(NHF),andtheOfficeofthePrimeMinister student in the Faculty of Engineering at The UWI,(OPM). These were sold for JMD$3000 per gallon.A Mona Campus, demonstrates the functioning of hernumber of departments in the Faculty of Science and final project, a vehicle pass mobile application and near-field communication (NFC) reader. Technology(Chemistry,Physics,NaturalProducts Institute(NPI),BiotechnologyCentre)alsohelped with the manufacture of hand sanitizer solution in the initial stages of the pandemic. Campus Safety Response - Vehicle Pass Mobile Application and NFC Reader Infection Prevention and Control FinalYearEngineeringstudent,JustineShaw,TheDepartmentofMicrobiology,throughthe designed and developed a computerized vehicle passInfectionPreventionandControlUnit(IPCU), system that uses Near Field Communication (NFC)wasabletotrainalllevelsofhospitalstaffin technology to determine when a vehicle or someoneInfection Prevention & Control. This training laid the enters or leaves the premises. The system consistsgroundwork for further training of all staff members of a customized NFC reader (CNFCR) and two typestopreventorreduceinfectionsinthefaceoftheStaff at the Faculty of Engineering repairing ventilators ANNUAL REPORT 2019/20 Realigning our Resources with Resilience and Resourcefulness'