Conduct mock drills of all oxygen equipment, ensure no gap in O2 supply: Center to States
As per a press release issued by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, in many states, the equipment and systems supplied by the Centre have not been sent to the district healthcare facilities and even if delivered, still not been made functional.;
New Delhi: The Centre on Wednesday reviewed the commissioning, installation and functional status of medical oxygen and related systems provided by it to the states and union territories.
Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan urged states/UTs to review and monitor the status of PSA plants, oxygen concentrators, ventilators, oxygen cylinders, Liquid Medical Oxygen (LMO) plants and Medical Gas Pipeline systems (MGPS) on a daily basis to ensure that the gap between the equipments and systems delivered to the districts and installed at the healthcare facilities is reduced to zero.
As per a press release issued by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, in many states, the equipment and systems supplied by the Centre have not been sent to the district healthcare facilities and even if delivered, still not been made functional.
State nodal officers were requested to streamline coordination with Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO), HLL Infra Tech Services Limited (HITES) and Central Medical Services Society (CMSS) etc, for resolution of electricity-related and site-related issues for ensuring quick operationalization of the entire medical oxygen supply infrastructure supplied to them.
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