Implementation of an oxygen concentrator system in district hospital paediatric wards throughout Malawi

• Main Authors: Penny Enarson (Author), Sophie La Vincente (Author), Robert Gie (Author), Ellubey Maganga (Author), Codewell Chokani (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The World Health Organization.
• Subjects: article
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PROBLEM: Hypoxaemia in children with severe or very severe pneumonia is a reliable predictor of mortality, yet oxygen was not available in most paediatric wards in Malawi. APPROACH: The Child Lung Health Programme in Malawi made oxygen available by supplying oxygen concentrators and essential suppli...