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who-eu-supply-life-saving-oxygen-plant-to-somalia

WHO, EU supply ‘life-saving’ oxygen plant to Somalia

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The World Health Organisation (WHO) has supplied a duplex pressure swing adsorption (PSA) oxygen plant to a hospital in Mogadishu, Somalia.

Taking place on 17th March, the plant was handed over by Dr. Mamunur Rahman Malik, WHO Representative and Head of Missions to Somalia. The EU-funded plant was provided as part of its ongoing support for the emergency response to Covid-19 in the country. 

With front-line organisations such as Médecins Sans Frontières declaring medical oxygen as the most vital component of an effective Covid-19 response, the pandemic has exposed major weaknesses in the global medical oxygen supply chain and existing infrastructure. 

Installation of the new plant – at the De Martino Hospital in Mogadishu – attempts to contribute to WHO’s vision to build an ‘inclusive and equitable’ health system post-Covid-19. 

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