June 20, 2023

Call for Expressions of Interest (EOI) for the delivery of liquid oxygen to health facilities in Mozambique

CHAI invites Expressions of Interest from vendors interested and capable of supplying medical liquid oxygen and servicing its storage systems (VIE tanks and vaporizers) at selected facilities in Mozambique.

March 13, 2023

Request for proposal for the supply of medical oxygen piping systems and oxygen microbulk tanks in Eswatini

CHAI is seeking reputable and capable medical liquid oxygen equipment vendors to submit proposals for the supply, installation, testing and commissioning of medical oxygen piping systems and oxygen microbulk tanks in selected facilities of Eswatini.

March 28, 2023

Biomedical engineers peer-led mentorship program increases workforce capacity and access to oxygen in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria

Peer-led mentorship program for biomedical engineers increases workforce capacity and access to oxygen in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria

September 23, 2021

Actualizing global agreements: Increasing medical oxygen supply to hospitals in Zambia

CHAI and AFROX Zambia are helping the government of Zambia improve the availability of medical oxygen in the country, while also building a framework for local contractual agreements that could form the basis of longer-term purchasing deals by governments and global agencies that fund access to medical oxygen to avoid supply shortages.

November 12, 2021

Broken oxygen equipment cost children’s lives at hospitals in Kano, Nigeria. We developed a fix. 

In a corner of the emergency pediatric unit a four-year-old boy with pneumonia was struggling to breathe despite using an oxygen concentrator. The hospital technician was called to check on the machine and discovered it was broken—the concentrator had been pumping ambient air.  

June 15, 2022

Request for proposals for liquid oxygen operationalization civil works at Mafeteng Regional Hospital, Lesotho

The Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) seeks reputable and capable civil works contractors to submit proposals for preparatory civil works to improve medical oxygen availability and supply systems in Mafeteng District and the neighboring region.

October 6, 2023

Ethiopia’s Oxygen Roadmap has been a springboard for increased oxygen access

Ethiopia’s Oxygen Roadmap created a solid foundation for coordinating and mobilizing resources for COVID-19 response and maintaining essential services

February 9, 2023

CHAI welcomes WHO Executive Board’s recommendation to adopt Medical Oxygen Resolution

The Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) welcomes the World Health Organization’s Executive Board announcement that it will recommend the Access to Medical Oxygen Resolution is adopted at this year’s World Health Assembly in May 2023.

November 14, 2017

A government-led approach to increasing access to oxygen in Nigeria

Almost 1 milion children die each year from pneumonia. Here is how Nigeria is making sure hospitals have the right tools to fight back.

June 15, 2021

Unprecedented cooperation with global oxygen suppliers paves way to increase access for low- and middle-income countries to address COVID-19 crisis

Agreement brokered by Unitaid and CHAI under the COVID-19 Oxygen Emergency Taskforce sees two of the world’s largest medical oxygen suppliers each collaborate with these ACT-Accelerator partners on increased access to oxygen.

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