Dr. Tarek Loubani, a Canadian emergency room doctor, has taken it upon himself to produce 3D printed face shields for his fellow front-line medical workers across the country.

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This is not the first time that Dr. Loubani has used his interest in 3D printing for good: the doctor actually started a medical supplies charity in to provide low-cost medical devices and supplies to conflict zones, such as Gaza. While the international charity, called the Glia Project, has traditionally focused on supplying parts like stethoscopes and tourniquets, Dr. Loubani is now using some of the charity’s 3D printing equipment to make face shields for medical workers—a potentially life-saving piece of protective gear that is in increasingly short supply.

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Dr. Loubani decided to take action after seeing the dramatic growth in COVID-19 cases around the […]

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