Despite the declared end of the COVID-19 pandemic in May 2023, the global need for medical oxygen remains critical, warns Leith Greenslade of the Every Breath Counts (EBC) coalition. Speaking at today’s (30th August) gasworld webinar, Greenslade highlighted the alarming persistence of oxygen shortages in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) and called for a renewed global commitment to address the issue.
“Even though COVID deaths have dropped dramatically, we still have millions of people dying from pneumonia each year, and that’s all over the world,” Greenslade stated, revealing that pneumonia remains the leading infectious killer, claiming around 2.2 million lives annually.
She stressed that the issue is not confined to low-income countries; even high-income nations see significant mortality from pneumonia, particularly among the elderly.
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