Fighting for breath: how the medical oxygen industry is failing African hospitals

While the majority of sufferers have mild symptoms, 14% of Covid patients will need oxygen in hospital and 5% mechanical ventilation in intensive care. Across countries including Nigeria, Kenya, Burkina Faso, Guinea, South Africa, South Sudan, Cameroon, Ethiopia and Tanzania, many hospitals and dedicated Covid-19 isolation centres have oxygen shortages.

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