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NEW YORK  —  COVID-19 has taken at least 18 million lives, and it is anyone’s guess how many of those deaths were due to a lack of medical oxygen. Governments do not want to talk about the issue, because that could mean admitting that thousands, or even hundreds of thousands, of their citizens died unnecessarily. But unless health systems take steps to ensure a sufficient

In low- and middle-income countries, the COVID-19 pandemic exposed a long-neglected problem that was already contributing to untold preventable deaths every year. Now, a global mobilization to scale up the supply of medical oxygen must be transformed to last into the post-COVID era.

Over the coming days, we’re going to be looking at my top 10 stories across the industrial gas year – and what a year it has been. We’re going to see hydrogen, synthetic fuels, ASU growth, medical oxygen milestones, and so much more besides.

These kids are at risk of falling even further through the cracks

The Covid-19 pandemic was a preventable disaster with weak links at every point in the chain of preparedness and response.

The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria announces it has awarded to date a total of $4 billion to more than 100 low- and middle-income countries to fight COVID-19, adapt Human Immuno-deficiency Virus...

With more COVID-19 cases reported in the first 5 months of 2021 than in all of 2020, the world is still in the acute phase of the pandemic.

With more Covid-19 cases reported in the first five months of 2021 than in the whole of 2020 and the fear that hard-won gains of the last three months are at risk, the ACT-Accelerator has mounted a $7.7bn funding appeal, including $1.2bn to rapidly address acute oxygen needs.

Award-winning actress Taraji P. Henson's next role is as a crusader for mental health awareness. 

Health experts fear that many of the world’s nations are on the brink of an oxygen crisis similar to the devastating situation in India.