As the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic continues to threaten vulnerable communities across the globe, grave concerns have been raised over the lack of medical oxygen preparedness faced by low and middle-income countries.
Perceived by some as a sign of global inequity, the medical oxygen supply issues faced especially by developing nations over the past 18 months or so have exposed weak links not only in pre-existing stocks of medical oxygen, but also in both the domestic and international oxygen supply chain and the lack of onsite oxygen generation capability in areas that need it most.
As part of its vision to both increase health equity and save lives across low and middle-income countries (LMICs), non-governmental organisation (NGO) Direct Relief has committed to supplying healthcare providers with funding of $5m (£3.7m) to acquire much-needed medical oxygen systems.
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