With a surge in daily Covid cases, Kerala saw a 15% increase in ICU bed occupancy and a 20% increase in oxygen bed occupancy, within a day.
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What risk does the #COVID-19 #Omicron variant pose in India? Is India better prepared to deal with a potential third wave? Watch OxygenForIndia's Dr. Ramanan Laxminarayan's interview on #Bloomberg Markets Asia to find out.
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Helping India, Breath by Breath: Dr. Ramanan Laxminarayan, Founder, OxygenForIndia (OFI) explains how a team of researchers, galvanized hundreds of volunteers, donors, & on-the-ground partners to tackle the critical shortage of medical oxygen during India's COVID-19 crisis.
TOMORROW: Lack of access to medical oxygen is a broader issue that goes beyond the COVID-19 pandemic. What are the barriers? How can they be addressed? Join our discussion on "The Global Oxygen Crisis" to learn more. @JustACTIONS@StopPneumonia
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TOMORROW: Lack of access to medical oxygen is a broader issue that goes beyond the COVID-19 pandemic. What are the barriers? How can they be addressed? Join our discussion on "The Global Oxygen Crisis" to learn more. 🌎 @JustACTIONS@StopPneumonia
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TOMORROW: Lack of access to medical oxygen is a broader issue that goes beyond the COVID-19 pandemic. What are the barriers? How can they be addressed? Join our discussion on "The Global Oxygen Crisis" to learn more. 🌎 @JustACTIONS@StopPneumonia
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated 35 pressure swing adsorption (PSA) oxygen plants established under the PM CARES fund across 35 states and union territories in an event at AIIMS Rishikesh in Uttarakhand.
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Four PSA oxygen generators were donated through the PM CARES Fund and installed in Hayuliang (Anjaw), Raga (Kamle), Roing (Lower Dibang Valley) & at the Tomo Riba Institute of Health and Medical Sciences in Naharlagun, Arunachal Pradesh.
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In addition to the 16 oxygen generation plants currently in place, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) through Corporate Social Responsibility funding has built 7 PSA plants, that together generate 6.93 metric tonnes of oxygen.
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Nearly 40% of hospitalised Covid-19 patients had oxygen saturations below 94% at the time of admission, according to a pre-print study of 2,080 patients at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)-Jhajjar.
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The hospitals in the national capital are gearing up for the impending third wave.The preparations include State Level Task Force, increase in the number of health workers, development of PSA Oxygen Plants, Cryogenic Bottling Plants etc. Read More: https://t.co/PTKlOGqU2J
OxygenForIndia National O2 grid RFP update: We've extended the deadline for the proposal submission. Please submit your proposals by 12 noon, September 2, 2021. For more details visit:
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The Delhi government has installed 42 PSA plants in its hospitals with a combined capacity to generate 50.08 metric tonnes of medical oxygen as part of preparations to meet a surge in Covid cases during a possible third wave.
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OxygenForIndia welcomes Dr Indu Bhushan to co-lead its National Oxygen Grid initiative. Dr Bhushan comes with a rich experience of leading several initiatives. The Grid will be set up in the peri-urban & rural healthcare facilities: Charitable or privately operated.
"The pandemic has given us the opportunity to build back better. We can, and should, develop a medical oxygen infrastructure that can keep pace with our ongoing needs, the pandemic, and any future threat."
Read more in this op-ed by OFI's Dr. Laxminarayan:https://t.co/4a86CqlzBw