17,831 Oxygen Concentrators; 18,111 Oxygen Cylinders delivered to States
New Delhi, 27 May (HS): The Centre government has been receiving international cooperation of COVID-19 relief medical supplies and equipment since 27th April this year from different countries/organisations. These are being promptly delivered to the States and UTs.
According to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, cumulatively, 17,831 Oxygen Concentrators; 18,111 Oxygen Cylinders; 19 Oxygen Generation Plants; 13,489 ventilators/ BiPAP; ~6.9 L Remdesivir vials, ~12L Favipiravir tablets delivered/dispatched through road and air, from 27th April to 25th May this year.
The Union Health Ministry further said that it is comprehensively monitoring this on a regular basis. A dedicated Coordination Cell has been created in the Union Health Ministry to coordinate the receipt and allocation of foreign COVID relief material as international cooperation in the form of grants, aid and donations. This Cell started functioning from 26th April 2021. A Standard Operating Procedure has been framed and implemented by the Health Ministry since 2nd May, 2021.
