Duale Flags Off Over 10,000 Medical Equipment for Newborns' Care
Kenya has an acute shortage of oxygen, with locally produced oxygen only meeting 20 per cent of the demand...
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Kenya's Ministry of Health, led by Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale, has launched over 10,000 oxygen equipment units under the Global Fund C19RM oxygen infrastructure project to enhance oxygen access across the country. These units, flagged off on Tuesday, October 4, are crucial for newborns and individuals with respiratory illnesses.
- The equipment includes 470 multiparameter patient monitors, 10,000 wall outlet flowmeters, and 612 oxygen analysers.
- Duale highlighted that this equipment will enhance early oxygen therapy for newborns and support patients with respiratory conditions like asthma and pneumonia.
- The project has already installed over 14 bulk oxygen tanks and delivered 1.2 million KG of liquid oxygen, leading to the development of ICUs in previously underserved regions such as West Pokot and Turkana.
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Ministry of Health Launches Oxygen Equipment as WHO Issues Guidelines After US Aid Cuts - November 2025
The Ministry of Health, under Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale, launched over 10,000 oxygen equipment units on Tuesday, October 4. This initiative, part of the Global Fund C19RM oxygen infrastructure project, aims to enhance oxygen access across Kenya, which is crucial for newborns and those with respiratory illnesses. This move is intended to strengthen Kenya's oxygen access. In a related development, the World Health Organization (WHO) has issued new guidelines to help nations like Kenya cope with sudden health funding shocks. The guidelines, titled "Responding to the Health Financing Emergency," were released following cuts in health aid by the administration of United States President Donald Trump.
