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Addis Ababa September 19, 2020 (ENA) The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) delivered 380 oxygen concentrators to the Ministry of Health on Friday in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Ethiopia.
The oxygen concentrators and their accessories were purchased with funds from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the United Kingdom Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), according to UNICEF.
About 100 of the hubs will be allocated to the recently opened field hospital in Addis Ababa below St. Peter’s Hospital.
On the occasion, Health Minister Dr Lia Tadesse expressed her deepest appreciation to the governments of the US and the UK for their continued commitment to supporting Ethiopia’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. .
“We are delighted that these concentrators have come at a time when Ethiopia needs them most. With the growing number of COVID patients in the country, these concentrators, as well as previously donated ventilators, will help save the lives of many who would have otherwise been lost due to COVID-19. “
UNICEF Deputy Representative in Ethiopia, Michele Servadei, for his part, said that “oxygen concentrators are essential in treating patients with a moderate to severe form of COVID-19.”
USAID Mission Director Sean Jones emphasized the power of partnership that has made possible the acquisition of this essential oxygen equipment that only together as partners can a strong and unified global community prevail over the coronavirus pandemic. .
FCDO Ethiopia Development Director Dr Christian Rogg said the British government has a valuable partnership with the Ethiopian government to address the challenges of COVID-19.
“We look forward to continuing to collaborate and partner to address this global challenge and strengthen the delivery of essential health care,” he added.
UNICEF has provided 1,000 pulse oximeters to COVID-19 treatment centers, 6,000 pulse oximeters for non-COVID-related treatments, and personal protective equipment for more than 200,000 healthcare workers in Ethiopia in response to COVID-19. COVID-19 outbreak of the pandemic in Ethiopia, it became known.
Oxygen concentrators are medical equipment that filters the surrounding air and compresses it to the density required to deliver purified medical oxygen to patients in need of respiratory support and will be reused for the treatment of pneumonia in children.
