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COVID-19: WHO Gifts Nigeria 26 Ventilators, Others

August 6, 2021 2:27 am

Nigeria’s fight against the COVID-19 pandemic has received a major boost, as the country, yesterday took delivery of 26 ventilators and other equipment from the World Health Organisation (WHO).

Africa Daily News, New York reports that Nigeria also took delivery of 3,560 fingertip oxygen pulse oximeters as authorities step up efforts to curb the spread of the disease in the period of a third wave.

Minister of Health Dr. Osagie Ehanire received the donated items on behalf of the Federal Government on Thursday in Abuja.

‘We thank you and appreciate these additional assets as we have to deal with the …

Auto Industries Join Tight Race To Make Ventilators

April 1, 2020 5:59 pm

The automotive industry is offering its expertise and manpower to the hospital sector as it gears up to build mechanical ventilators during the coronavirus pandemic, an initiative that is being met with some scepticism.

American auto manufacturers General Motors and Ford, French car companies PSA and Renault, Germany’s Volkswagen group and Formula 1 engineers have joined the ranks in response to a massive global shortage of the vital piece of medical equipment.

As hospitals around the world face a surge of patients with breathing difficulties from COVID-19, the scarcity of ventilators has forced doctors to make life-or-death decisions.

Repurposing car …

Nigeria Has Less Than 500 Ventilators For Virus Patients

March 25, 2020 6:42 am

As coronavirus spreads to six states in Nigeria, with fear that the infection could get worse, highly-placed health workers have said that the nation does not have up to 500 ventilators across the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.

Findings by our correspondents show that hospitals may experience difficulties in handling seriously ill COVID-19 patients due to the lack of enough ventilators for patients’ use.

Lagos State, despite being the epicentre of the contagion with 28 confirmed COVID-19 cases out of the total national cases of 40, does not have enough ventilators to manage coronavirus patients who may present …

Coronavirus Could Create Bed Shortage In US Hospitals

March 17, 2020 5:07 pm

Beds, ventilators and masks soon could all be in short supply in US hospitals rocked by the novel coronavirus, with doctors worrying they may have to start choosing which patients to treat.

“You have seen empty shelves in grocery stores,” and the stress created by the lack of toilet paper, said Thomas Tsai, a surgeon and assistant professor at Harvard’s School of Public Health.

“Imagine that same panic if hospitals became empty of protecting gears for physicians, and ventilators. That’s the mental image I think about” if the crisis deepens, the hospital doctor told AFP.

“A lot depends on what …