How prepared is Mozambique to treat COVID-19 patients? A new approach for estimating oxygen service availability, oxygen treatment capacity, and population access to oxygen-ready treatment facilities

• Main Authors: Langan Denhard (Author), Parisa Kaviany (Author), Sérgio Chicumbe (Author), Cláudio Muianga (Author), Guitunga Laisse (Author), Kyle Aune (Author), Ashley Sheffel (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background This study aims to assess the COVID-19 response preparedness of the Mozambican health system by 1) determining the location of oxygen-ready public health facilities, 2) estimating the oxygen treatment capacity, and 3) determining the population coverage of oxygen-ready health fac...