The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) stated on July 3rd that the agency will use all of its power to respond to the Formosa Fun Coast Dust Explosion and will allocate all medical supplies to those who are in need. After the event occurred, the agency immediately cooperated with New Taipei City to establish an online platform called “Ba-Sian Dust Explosion Event Medical Resource Allocation System” in hopes that the system will provide real-time information to the public on all the donations that have been made. 

The “Formosa Fun Coast Dust Explosion Medical Resource Allocation System” collects all the information and listings of the available medical supplies such as skin grafts and medical equipment on its website. Such information includes the types of medical supplies that are available, their expiration dates, their specifications, and the total quantities available for use . Each hospital can access all this information through the platform and apply for any resources that are registered on the donation list. After evaluation, the system will send an automated email to the corresponding hospitals and donating manufacturers to notify them which hospitals are in need of what materials, and then the hospital that requested the supplies can contact the donors directly for transportation and logistics. 

The “Formosa Fun Coast Dust Explosion Medical Resource Allocation System” is scheduled to launch at 5pm on July 3rd, 2015. The FDA has already given hospitals access to the site, and they hope that this transparent and readily accessible information system can help the victims and patients to get through the tough times that we face now. Furthermore, if the public wishes to donate any medical supplies, the information of this procedure can be found on the FDA’s official website at: 
http://www.fda.gov.tw/TC/index.aspx>主題專區>燒燙傷藥品醫材庫存資訊.