The provision of oxygen and other life-saving medical gases is largely taken for granted in the developed world.
Across the globe, lung disease is on the rise and threatens to be a major public health problem. From lung cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) through to emphysema and asthma – a growing number...
Having wreaked havoc across the globe over the past two years, the Covid-19 pandemic also exposed a litany of weaknesses and fragilities along the medical oxygen supply chain.
One of Asia’s leading industrial and medical gas companies, AirPower Technologies (APT) has become a member of the Asia Industrial Gases Association (AIGA), an organisation that aims to promote safety, health, environmental awareness and security...
A case study undertaken by social justice organisation Partners In Health (PIH) has revealed the importance of increasing the supply of medical grade oxygen in low and middle income countries (LMICs) to treat diseases such...
OMRON Healthcare, the healthcare arm of Japanese electronics company OMRON has launched its latest oxygen delivery device, the OMRON medical molecular sieve oxygen concentrator, according to APN News.
When a new or revised standard is released, taking a short-sighted view might mean it’s perceived as a hurdle that makes business harder. Most of our industry, however, views standards as intended: a way to...
In October 2020, Milton Street Capital announced the simultaneous acquisition of the Life Sciences business of Worthington Industries, formerly Taylor-Wharton CryoScience products, and International Cryogenics. These legacy cryogenic biomedical equipment manufacturers then began doing business...
The US Agency for International Development (USAID) will build and improve health care infrastructure to support global access to medical oxygen.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has donated 900 oxygen cylinders with regulators and humidifiers to the Minister of Health and Sanitation (MoHS) in Sierra Leone, Africa to fulfil a heightened demand for medical oxygen.
