Properly modified for habitation, shipping containers can transform into all sorts of things, including homes, offices, pop-up stores, cafés, and mechanic shops. Egyptian startup Qubix is well known for its creative work in this area, creating shipping crate architecture that’s actually livable, usable, and pleasant to look at. Now, they’re producing something the world needs more than ever: portable medical units.

Fully equipped with all the things health professionals might need in an underserved area, these shipping container clinics are constructed off-site and shipped wherever they’re needed, whether that’s a rural area lacking the kind of medical infrastructure needed to address a crisis like COVID-19 or an overloaded urban hospital. And since it’s so compact and already the standard size shipped by trucking companies, it’s easy to move and locate just about anywhere, requiring no foundation or other prep work. It just has to be hooked up to electricity and running water. The Startup Scene reports that “within urban centers, it also provides a solution for sporting clubs, residential compounds, and doctors for whom the process of finding, renting, and setting up a space for a clinic is not accessible or affordable. Fully portable and made with all antibacterial materials, the product is also fully customizable.”
“The first pilot will be delivered within a month, along with a team that will be managing the o...