Photo: AMIT MACHAMASI epal’s oxygen emergency has eased somewhat as the Covid-19 second wave crests, but the crisis exposed serious gaps in the supply and distribution of medical oxygen with major implications for the future. At the peak of the second wave, many Covid-19 patients died as hospitals ran out of oxygen, but with an […]
KARNALI, May 16: The Social Development Committee in the Karnali Province Assembly has directed the Province Government to immediately address the shortage of oxygen supply in the Province amidst the raging Covid-19.
A meeting of the Committee held on Saturday under the Chair of its President Devi Oli directed the government not to delay in setting up an oxygen plant with the capacity of refilling 1,000 cylinders at a time.
‘’The committee is concerned about the report that Province Hospital, Surkhet denied to admit Covid-19 patients, citing the lack of oxygen and directed the government to address the issue at the earliest,” said Oli.
‘’Besides, the committee instructed the government to ensure the medical supplies essential for Covid-19 response,” she added.
The Committee also asked the government to ensure uninterrupted power supply to all the health facilities in the Province struggling to deal with the surging cases.
The meeting has agreed to intensify hospital monitoring and urged the people to take all recommended health protocols against the infection.
It has appealed to the non-government offices and the private sector to cooperate with the government in the management of drugs and other medical supplies crucial for the prevention and control of the Covid-19 and to treat the infected ones.
ITAHARI, May 16: At a time when people suffering from COVID-19 are struggling to get oxygen cylinder due to its scarcity in the market across the nation, elected representatives of Itahari Sub-Metropolitan City have assured locals about the adequate availability of medical oxygen supply in Itahari.
Speaking to the local press personnel, Laxmi Gautam, the deputy mayor of
Itahari, assured of adequate supplies of urgent oxygen cylinders to locals.
''Out of five oxygen industries in our Province No. 1, two are in Itahari itself', said Gauatm. She added, ''Therefore, we have no shortage of oxygen cylinders here. I have personally inspected the industries situated at 10 number and 11 number wards of our local level and also have talked to the operators. They have committed to providing adequate oxygen cylinders.''
According to Ram Kumar Dhamala, the emergency in-charge of Itahari Hospital, there are 842 infected COVID-19 victims currently undergoing treatment. So far 12 have succumbed to the disease as of March 15.
Itahari local government has prepared a 50-bed isolation center at Itahari Stadium situated at 9 number ward of the city. The isolation came into operation on May 12.
In the private sector, the 40-bed oxygen cylinder-equipped isolation center is readied at People's Multiple Health Institute of Itahari Sub-Metropolitan City 10. The Institute will increase its capacity to 90-bed within a week, said the management.
olchha Group has donated Rs10 million to Patan Academy of Health Sciences (PAHS) to ease equipment shortage, manage oxygen supply, add hospital beds and improve service delivery in their efforts to deliver effective treatment against Covid-19.
The government has formed a taskforce to monitor and manage the supply of medical oxygen to hospitals across the country in a bid to address the scarcity of oxygen cylinders.
The government has formed a task force to ease the supply of medical oxygen at hospitals across the country, in Kathmandu in particular, where Covid-19 patients are undergoing treatment.
In the fight against corona the second most important thing is oxygen. The first important thing is dispatching oxygen to the patients. As the cases in India reveal the importance of oxygen, Nepal seems to be ill prepared for the oxygen supply. To survive the upcoming corona storm it is very important for the availability and distribution of the oxygen.
