Advocates
These user scenarios are targeted to anyone aiming to increase access to oxygen delivery systems by influencing decision-makers to act in support of this goal. Advocates can include civil society representatives, technical experts, academia, community members, and religious and community leaders.
Advocating for oxygen on the national agenda
Oxygen Is Essential: A Policy and Advocacy Primer
TOOL | Part of PATH’s Oxygen Delivery Toolkit, the primer provides data, messages, and resources to help understand the planning, policies, and technologies involved in oxygen delivery scale up.
March 2025
By: PATH
Markets Matter: Closing the Oxygen Gap
MULTIMEDIA | This campaign for World Pneumonia Day 2020 provides messaging, visuals, and tools to raise awareness on improvements in diagnosis and treatment, including oxygen therapy, for COVID-19 and pneumonia cases.
November 2020
By: PATH
How Oxygen Matters: Stories of Impact Across the Lifespan
MULTIMEDIA | The stories gathered on this page are a collection of experiences where access to oxygen mattered – told through the eyes of patients, parents, clinicians, healthcare workers, and others.
November 2022
By: PATH
Pulse Oximetry Primer
TOOL | As part of PATH’s Oxygen Delivery Toolkit, this primer is a summary of resources to stakeholders understand the planning, policies, and technologies involved in pulse oximetry scale-up.
May 2024
By: PATH
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Country and global data sources for oxygen
Reducing Global Inequities in Medical Oxygen Access: The Lancet Global Health Commission on Medical Oxygen Security
JOURNAL PUBLICATION | The Lancet Global Health Commission on medical oxygen security aimed to synthesize available evidence and produce actionable recommendations. This article highlights the results of the Commission’s work.
February 2025
By: Hamish Graham, Carina King, Ahmed Ehsanur Rahman, Freddy Eric Kitutu, Leith Greenslade, Masooma Aqeel, Tim Baker, Lucio Flavio de Magalhães Brito, Harry Campbell, Karen Czischke, Mike English, Adegoke G. Falade, Patricia J. Garcia, Mireia Gil, Stephen Graham, Amy Gray, Stephen Howie, Niranjan Kissoon, Ramanan Laxminarayan, Ines Li Lin, Michael S. Lipnick, Dianne B. Lowe, David Lowrance, Eric D. McCollum, Tisungane Mvalo, Jacquie Oliwa, Stefan S. Peterson, Rediet Shimeles Workneh, Heather J. Zar, Shams El Arifeen, Freddie Ssengooba
IHME Global Burden of Disease (GBD)
DATA DASHBOARD | The Global Burden of Disease (GBD) is a tool that provides a comprehensive picture of mortality and disability across countries, time, age, and sex, including those requiring respiratory care.
By: University of Washington, Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME)
Child Pneumonia Data Visualizer
DATA DASHBOARD | The child pneumonia data visualizer toolkit can be used to explore and visualize data related to pneumonia incidence, mortality, prevention, and treatment.
January 2020
By: UNICEF
Pneumonia and Diarrhea Progress Report Card
REPORT | IVAC’s annual Pneumonia and Diarrhea Progress Report evaluates the progress across 10 high-impact indicators outlined in the Global Action Plan for the Prevention and Control of Pneumonia and Diarrhea (GAPPD).
November 2022
By: International Vaccine Access Center (IVAC)
Summary Findings of the Inventory Assessment for Biomedical Equipment for COVID-19 Case Management in Ethiopia
REPORT | An inventory assessment was conducted in Ethiopia in all public and functional COVID-19 treatment facilities to understand the readiness and capacity of these facilities for COVID-19 case management.
July 2020
By: Ethiopia Federal Ministry of Health, Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI)
Liberia Oxygen Assessment
REPORT | CHAI supported the Liberia Ministry of Health to conduct an assessment of select facilities to understand current availability of oxygen equipment, as well as facility readiness to provide oxygen therapy.
January 2021
By: Liberia Ministry of Health, Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI)
WHO Pakistan Biomedical Equipment Survey
REPORT | This report highlights an assessment of biomedical equipment in Pakistan, especially focusing on oxygen supply systems.
September 2021
By: World Health Organization (WHO)
Description of the Procurement and Management Systems for Medical Equipment, Supplies, and Medical Oxygen at Health Facilities in Vietnam
REPORT | The study highlighted in this report describes systems for procurement and management of medical equipment and supplies in Vietnam, including medical oxygen.
January 2022
By: PATH
Oxygen Systems Strengthening as an Intervention to Prevent Childhood Deaths due to Pneumonia in Low-Resource Settings: Systematic Review, Meta-Analysis, and Cost-effectiveness
JOURNAL PUBLICATION | Published in BMJ Global Health, this paper reviews evidence on the effectiveness of strengthening oxygen systems on mortality for children with pneumonia to populate estimates in the Lives Saved Tool.
December 2021
By: Felix Lam, Angela Stegmuller, Victoria B. Chou, Hamish Graham
Medical Oxygen Ecosystem Capacity Assessment for the Democratic Republic of the Congo
REPORT | This report analyzes data collected through facility assessments from 340 health facilities in 26 provinces across DRC to provide a snapshot of their medical oxygen ecosystem.
November 2024
By: PATH
Medical Oxygen Ecosystem Capacity Assessment for Kenya
REPORT | This report analyzes data collected via facility assessments to provide a snapshot of the medical oxygen ecosystem from 113 health facilities in seven counties across Kenya.
November 2024
By: PATH, Kenya Ministry of Health
Medical Oxygen Ecosystem Capacity Assessment for Senegal
REPORT | This report analyzes and presents data collected during facility assessments in 14 provinces across Senegal, by service ward, to provide a snapshot of the country’s oxygen ecosystem.
November 2024
By: PATH
Medical Oxygen Ecosystem Capacity Assessment for Tanzania
REPORT | The purpose of this assessment is quantifying the Tanzania’s capacity to produce, distribute, and utilize medical oxygen. Results demonstrate that oxygen production covers only 20% of estimated oxygen need.
November 2024
By: PATH, Tanzania Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children
Medical Oxygen Ecosystem Gap Assessment for Zambia
REPORT | This report analyzes data collected during facility assessments in ten provinces across Zambia, by service ward type, to provide a snapshot of the country’s medical oxygen ecosystem.
November 2024
By: PATH, Zambia Ministry of Health
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Securing financing for oxygen and respiratory care
Global Financing Facility Oxygen Investment Case Guide
TOOL | As part of PATH’s Oxygen Delivery Toolkit, this guide describes how the Global Financing Facility investment case process can be leveraged to increase access to medical oxygen.
July 2021
By: PATH
Oxygen Financing: Global Fund Opportunities
TOOL | This brief outlines key information and resources for pursuing funding for oxygen and respiratory care systems through the Global Fund via the C19RM and country grants.
March 2023
By: PATH
Medical Oxygen and Pulse Oximetry Financing: The Pandemic Fund Opportunities
TOOL | This factsheet outlines key information and resources for pursuing funding for medical oxygen and pulse oximetry through the Pandemic Fund.
April 2025
By: PATH
Trends in International Development Assistance to Combat Pneumonia
INFORMATION BRIEF | This factsheet provides an overview of international development assistance related to pneumonia, including projects focused on prevention and treatment.
September 2020
By: Development Initiatives