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A World Health Organisation initiative to accelerate equitable global access to digital health will be beneficial for Australia’s technology industry, says an expert.

Shortages have struck hospitals around the world due to unequal distribution, but experts say there is a way to close the gap.

Gilead will donate 450,000 vials of remdesivir and support its licencing partners in expanding and accelerating the production of the drug.

©UNICEF Ethiopia, Mersha / Flickr cc More than 1.1 million cylinders of oxygen are needed by COVID-19 patients in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) every day and patients are going without because hospitals cant keep up with demand, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). To fix shortages in 20 of the countries, the WHO and its partners need $90 million in immediate funding. To fix the deficit for the next 12 months, the WHO Access to COVID Tools Accelerator (ACT-A) estimates ...

Initiative to combat oxygen shortages launches amid supply crisis in poorer countries fighting Covid Medical oxygen is a critical tool to treat Covid-19, yet access to an affordable and sustainable supply has been a luxury in many countries 25 February 2021 • 3:59pm A man prays after waiting three days next to an empty oxygen tank for his uncle who has Covid-19 outside a refill shop in Callao, Peru Credit: AP Photo/Martin Mejia An emergency initiative to ensure much-needed medical oxygen is a...

Home Oxygen shortages bite in poorer countries battling Covid Oxygen shortages bite in poorer countries battling Covid Life-saving supplies key to treating patients, with jabs months away for much of world World Economy News 1 Feb 2021 • 4 min read Global demand for medical oxygen to treat patients with Covid-19 has risen sharply in recent months, fast outstripping supplies and raising concerns that thousands of patients in low and middle-in...