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India s oxygen crisis: What needs to be done
India s oxygen crisis: What needs to be done
From installing new oxygen storage tanks at major hospitals to better regulating the existing flow of the precious commodity, experts tell us what needs to be done in the next few days
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UPDATED: May 10, 2021 09:12 IST
COVID patients on oxygen support wait outside a hospital for admission, in Jammu, May 6 (PTI) As the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic continues to overwhelm India’s medical system, no resource has emerged as precious or in as short supply as medical oxygen. India has now recorded over 300,000 Covid-19 cases for over a fortnight in a row. An estimated 17 per cent of all persons hospitalised with Covid-19 symptoms require medical oxygen, with Government data released on May 8 saying more than 137,000 people across India are on oxygen support. This is more than three times the number of those needing oxygen in the first wave.
Healthcare bodies urge govt to implement old roster system for oxygen supply for hospitals to prevent hoarding
Given the shortage of resources, there is an urgent need to improve synergy between agencies to minimize fatalities. File photo
Updated: May 5, 2021, 04:52 PM IST
A group of prominent health bodies, including the Association of Healthcare Providers-India (AHPI), Consortium of Accredited Healthcare Organizations (CAHO), IMA Hospital Board, and Delhi Nursing Home Forum have formed a COVID Coordination Committee to mitigate the traumatic situation due to the second wave and have urged the government to put old roster system in place for oxygen supply, directly from vendors to hospitals and desist individuals hoarding cylinders at home.
Chennai: Academics from top educational institutions in the country have come out with a whitepaper on Biomedical Engineering (BME) education for the first time in India.Titled ‘Future of Biomedical Engineering programs in India,’ the whitepape