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WHO sounds alarm over COVID-linked oxygen crisis


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More than 1.1 million cylinders of oxygen are needed by COVID-19 patients in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) every day and patients are going without because hospitals can t keep up with demand, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
To fix shortages in 20 of the countries, the WHO and its partners need $90 million in immediate funding. To fix the deficit for the next 12 months, the WHO Access to COVID Tools Accelerator (ACT-A) estimates a $1.6 billion need.
It s a steep price tag, but the ACT-A s new COVID-19 Oxygen Emergency Taskforce hopes to create financial partnerships, analyze the oxygen supply chain, deliver supplies and services to the most burdened countries, and facilitate long-term changes to make medical oxygen more accessible. These dollars could help increase production and transportation of items such as medical oxygen, oxygen cylinders, and oxygen concentrators. ....

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Initiative to combat oxygen shortages launches amid supply crisis in poorer countries fighting Covid


Initiative to combat oxygen shortages launches amid supply crisis in poorer countries fighting Covid
Medical oxygen is a critical tool to treat Covid-19, yet access to an affordable and sustainable supply has been a luxury in many countries
25 February 2021 • 3:59pm
A man prays after waiting three days next to an empty oxygen tank for his uncle who has Covid-19 outside a refill shop in Callao, Peru
Credit: AP Photo/Martin Mejia
An emergency initiative to ensure much-needed medical oxygen is available across the globe launched on Thursday, amid a growing supply crisis in Africa and Latin America.
Medical oxygen is considered one of the most critical tools to treat Covid-19, yet access to an affordable and sustainable supply has been a luxury in much of the world during the pandemic.   ....

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Oxygen shortages bite in poorer countries battling Covid


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Oxygen shortages bite in poorer countries battling Covid
Oxygen shortages bite in poorer countries battling Covid
Life-saving supplies key to treating patients, with jabs months away for much of world
World Economy News
1 Feb 2021
• 4 min read
Global demand for medical oxygen to treat patients with Covid-19 has risen sharply in recent months, fast outstripping supplies and raising concerns that thousands of patients in low and middle-income countries will not receive life-saving treatment.
Demand has increased by more than a fifth in the past three months, with many countries experiencing larger rises. Manufacturers have been diverting oxygen from industrial uses such as welding to healthcare, but funding and focus have been limited, and capacity in hospitals and clinics is insufficient to cope with the jump in intensive-care patients, companies and health experts say. ....

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