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Bookmark or Share- Oxygen - World Health Organization (WHO)Oxygen (O) is a chemical element. At standard temperature and pressure, two oxygen atoms bind together to form a colourless and odourless gas with a molecular mass of 32 atomic mass units (amu). Together with nitrogen and argon, oxygen is one of the three major constituents of Earth’s atmosphere, being present in 21% of air.
- Oxygen Access Scale Up - World Health Organization (WHO)Access to Oxygen Initiative. Medical oxygen is a life-saving medicine that is used to treat many conditions throughout the care continuum. Despite the clinical importance of medical oxygen and inclusion on the WHO Essential Medicines List, it remains a hard to access resource in health care settings. The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted inequities ...
- Oxygen - World Health Organization (WHO)Oxygen is a life-saving essential medicine with no substitution. Healthcare professionals use oxygen to treat respiratory illnesses like COVID-19 and pneumonia. Oxygen is also essential for surgery and trauma. Vulnerable groups like older people, pregnant women, young infants and newborns need oxygen therapy regularly.
- Webinar: The crucial role of oxygen in global healthWHO World Oxygen DayWHO is hosting a webinar highlighting oxygen's crucial role in global health. WHO welcomes all to attend, including global health professionals, healthcare professionals, public health advocates, policymakers, and other persons interested in medical oxygen scale-up and sustaining oxygen ecosystems.· Date: Wednesday 2 October 2024 Session: 13:30
- Oxygen Cylinder Safety - World Health Organization (WHO)Overview. This poster is intended for health workers and other personnel on the safety and mitigation measures that need to be adhered to when dealing with medical oxygen. Medical oxygen, either in liquid or gas form, is an oxidizing agent that can result in a fire or explosion if not handled properly.
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