Whether it was shortages of PPE 🥽, ICU beds 🛏, oxygen or health workers 👨🏾⚕️👩🏿⚕️, countries are being forced to a… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
And while countries have dramatically expanded their health care capacity in just a few months’ time ⏳, our health… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Throughout this pandemic we’ve seen what happens when countries deprioritize health systems 🏥
We’re also helping countries safely scale ↗️ their oxygen production and make needed investments in equipment updat… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
We’re working hand-in-hand with ministries of health, particularly in hard hit places like 🇧🇴 and 🇦🇬 to help countr… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
To fill critical gaps, PAHO donated more than ✳️7,000 pulse oximeters and nearly ✳️2,000 oxygen concentrators to he… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
PAHO has been focused on mapping the oxygen supplies across our region 🌎 to identify where help is most urgently ne… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Many countries 🌎 and local governments have had to quickly develop technical skills and find urgent solutions to pr… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
So, it’s no surprise the rise in hospitalizations 🏥 across our region are triggering an unprecedented oxygen supply… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
A typical COVID patient can require up to ✳️300,000 liters of oxygen during a 20-day 🏥 hospital stay. Patients in c… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
