New Delhi [India], Dec. 24 (ANI): The Union’s Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) on Saturday wrote to all the country’s union states and territories and ordered them to ensure a functional and stable source of medical oxygen for Covid-19 pandemic management. In its letter, the ministry emphasized the importance of medical oxygen and life-saving resources in all clinical settings, namely the pandemic. A reliable source of oxygen is key to saving lives, patient care, and managing COVID-19. he said.
“During the Covid-19 pandemic, the Indian government has been assisting states/UTs through the installation and commissioning of PSA plants, oxygen concentrators, oxygen cylinders and other oxygen-like infrastructures for guarantee the availability of medical oxygen in a cost-effective and reliable manner in public health services throughout the country. The ventilator has also been extended through the Government of India to ensure better patient care,” the letter from the Department of Health reads, mentioning that it is holding weekly review meetings with all states and UTs to make sure that all equipment and medical oxygen equipment are in place and working well “In addition to that, the branch also facilitates the solution of technical problems faced across the States/UT. The SOPs on the rational use of oxygen are also shared with all states/UTs starting April 25, 2021 through MoHFW,” he said, adding that various educational sessions are underway to ensure the availability of qualified human resources to maintain the appliance in an optimal way. The ministry, in its letter, indicated that the start-up and maintenance of the medical infrastructure is of the utmost importance in the face of the demanding situations that lie ahead, since the cases of infection are low lately and are not increasing. for now. “Factories remain fully functional and normal training simulations are conducted to verify the availability of Liquid Medical Oxygen (LMO) in healthcare services, and an uninterrupted supply chain for its refilling will need to be ensured. A sufficient stock of cylinders of oxygen as well as emergency supplies and a physically powerful filling formula, and the availability of functional life appliances such as ventilators, BiPAP and SpO2 formulas and their consumables is there,” the letter reads. He further said that oxygen control rooms deserve to be stimulated at the state/UT point to generate solutions of oxygen problems and demanding situations, and the integration of all oxygen-using healthcare services on the platform of the Aggregation System of Oxygen. Oxygen Demand (ODAS) for the request and daily oxygen consumption will have to be monitored for implementation (ANI)