SOMALILAND / OXYGEN CONCENTRATORS
01-Mar-2021
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COVID-19 has accelerated the global demand for medical oxygen and made the delivery of oxygen supplies more urgent. In Hargeisa General Hospital in Somaliland, oxygen concentrators donated by WHO are making a difference not only for COVID-19 patients but also children with pneumonia and other respiratory illnesses. WHO
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STORY: SOMALILAND / OXYGEN CONCENTRATORS
TRT : 3 :11
SOURCE : WHO
RESTRICTIONS : PLEASE CREDIT WHO ON SCREEN
LANGUAGE : ENGLISH /NATS
DATELINE : 18 JANUARY 2021, HARGEISA, SOMALILAND
1. Various drone shots, views of Hargeisa
2. Med shot, WHO employee carrying box of supplies in WHO warehouse
3. Med shot, exterior of WHO Emergency Preparedness Office warehouse
4. Med shot, WHO employees unloading oxygen concentrator from vehicle
5. Med shot, WHO employees carrying oxygen concentrator
6. Various shots, Head of WHO Office in Somaliland, Dr Jamal Amran
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Dr Jamal Amran, Head of WHO Office in Somaliland:
“One of the interventions of WHO is supporting Somaliland with a lot of equipment. And one of the main equipment is these oxygen concentrators.”
8. Various shots, patients at Hargeisa General Hospital using oxygen concentrators
9. Med shot, oxygen concentrator next to bed
10. Wide shot, patient ward in hospital
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Dr Hamda Maimudin, Doctor at Hargeisa General Hospital:
“The current availability of oxygen concentrators, for example in our centre, even after the COVID-19 pandemic ends, it will help every child with pneumonia, it will help every adult with pneumonia, it will help every adult or child with any respiratory illnesses that require oxygen supply.”
12. Med shot, sign for pediatric ward at Hargeisa General Hospital
13. Wide shot, people in pediatric ward
14. Med shot, baby being supported with medical oxygen
15. Various shots, oxygen concentrator
16. SOUNDBITE (English) Dr Hamda Maimudin, Doctor at Hargeisa General Hospital:
“The oxygen concentrators are very valuable for us. So it doesn’t need to be filled like the oxygen cylinders and it only needs electrical power to function properly.”
17 Various shots, WHO employees carrying oxygen concentrator into hospital
18. Various shots, WHO employees unpacking oxygen concentrator
19. Various shots, oxygen concentrator being set up
20. Med shot, doctor testing flow of oxygen from nasal cannula
21. Med shot, oxygen concentrator being adjusted
22. Wide shot, view of Hargeisa
STORYLINE:
COVID-19 has accelerated the global demand for medical oxygen and made the delivery of oxygen supplies more urgent. In Hargeisa General Hospital in Somaliland, oxygen concentrators donated by WHO are making a difference not only for COVID-19 patients but also children with pneumonia and other respiratory illnesses.
SOUNDBITE (English) Dr Jamal Amran, Head of WHO Office in Somaliland:
“One of the interventions of WHO is supporting Somaliland with a lot of equipment. And one of the main equipment are these oxygen concentrators.”
It is estimated that more than half a million people in low and middle income countries currently need 1.1 million cylinders of oxygen per day, with 25 countries currently reporting surges in demand, the majority in Africa. This supply was constrained prior to COVID-19 and has been exacerbated by the pandemic.
SOUNDBITE (English) Dr Hamda Maimudin, Doctor at Hargeisa General Hospital:
“The current availability for oxygen concentrators, for example in our centre, even after the COVID-19 pandemic ends, it will help every child with pneumonia, it will help every adult with pneumonia, it will help any adult or child with any respiratory illnesses that require oxygen supply.”
As of February 2021, WHO and partners have distributed over 30 000 concentrators and 40 000 pulse oximeters and patient monitors, reaching 121 countries, including 37 countries that are classified as “fragile”.
SOUNDBITE (English) Dr Hamda Maimudin, Doctor at Hargeisa General Hospital:
“The oxygen concentrators are very valuable for us so it doesn’t need to be filled like the oxygen cylinders and it only needs electrical power to function properly.”
Recognizing the central importance of sustainable oxygen supply – alongside therapeutic products such as dexamethasone – for the treatment of COVID-19, the Access to COVID Tools Accelerator Therapeutics pillar (co-led by Unitaid and Wellcome), is taking a new role to coordinate and advocate for increased supply of oxygen, and, in partnership with a WHO-led consortium has announced the launch of a COVID-19 Oxygen Emergency Taskforce.
TRT : 3 :11
SOURCE : WHO
RESTRICTIONS : PLEASE CREDIT WHO ON SCREEN
LANGUAGE : ENGLISH /NATS
DATELINE : 18 JANUARY 2021, HARGEISA, SOMALILAND
1. Various drone shots, views of Hargeisa
2. Med shot, WHO employee carrying box of supplies in WHO warehouse
3. Med shot, exterior of WHO Emergency Preparedness Office warehouse
4. Med shot, WHO employees unloading oxygen concentrator from vehicle
5. Med shot, WHO employees carrying oxygen concentrator
6. Various shots, Head of WHO Office in Somaliland, Dr Jamal Amran
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Dr Jamal Amran, Head of WHO Office in Somaliland:
“One of the interventions of WHO is supporting Somaliland with a lot of equipment. And one of the main equipment is these oxygen concentrators.”
8. Various shots, patients at Hargeisa General Hospital using oxygen concentrators
9. Med shot, oxygen concentrator next to bed
10. Wide shot, patient ward in hospital
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Dr Hamda Maimudin, Doctor at Hargeisa General Hospital:
“The current availability of oxygen concentrators, for example in our centre, even after the COVID-19 pandemic ends, it will help every child with pneumonia, it will help every adult with pneumonia, it will help every adult or child with any respiratory illnesses that require oxygen supply.”
12. Med shot, sign for pediatric ward at Hargeisa General Hospital
13. Wide shot, people in pediatric ward
14. Med shot, baby being supported with medical oxygen
15. Various shots, oxygen concentrator
16. SOUNDBITE (English) Dr Hamda Maimudin, Doctor at Hargeisa General Hospital:
“The oxygen concentrators are very valuable for us. So it doesn’t need to be filled like the oxygen cylinders and it only needs electrical power to function properly.”
17 Various shots, WHO employees carrying oxygen concentrator into hospital
18. Various shots, WHO employees unpacking oxygen concentrator
19. Various shots, oxygen concentrator being set up
20. Med shot, doctor testing flow of oxygen from nasal cannula
21. Med shot, oxygen concentrator being adjusted
22. Wide shot, view of Hargeisa
STORYLINE:
COVID-19 has accelerated the global demand for medical oxygen and made the delivery of oxygen supplies more urgent. In Hargeisa General Hospital in Somaliland, oxygen concentrators donated by WHO are making a difference not only for COVID-19 patients but also children with pneumonia and other respiratory illnesses.
SOUNDBITE (English) Dr Jamal Amran, Head of WHO Office in Somaliland:
“One of the interventions of WHO is supporting Somaliland with a lot of equipment. And one of the main equipment are these oxygen concentrators.”
It is estimated that more than half a million people in low and middle income countries currently need 1.1 million cylinders of oxygen per day, with 25 countries currently reporting surges in demand, the majority in Africa. This supply was constrained prior to COVID-19 and has been exacerbated by the pandemic.
SOUNDBITE (English) Dr Hamda Maimudin, Doctor at Hargeisa General Hospital:
“The current availability for oxygen concentrators, for example in our centre, even after the COVID-19 pandemic ends, it will help every child with pneumonia, it will help every adult with pneumonia, it will help any adult or child with any respiratory illnesses that require oxygen supply.”
As of February 2021, WHO and partners have distributed over 30 000 concentrators and 40 000 pulse oximeters and patient monitors, reaching 121 countries, including 37 countries that are classified as “fragile”.
SOUNDBITE (English) Dr Hamda Maimudin, Doctor at Hargeisa General Hospital:
“The oxygen concentrators are very valuable for us so it doesn’t need to be filled like the oxygen cylinders and it only needs electrical power to function properly.”
Recognizing the central importance of sustainable oxygen supply – alongside therapeutic products such as dexamethasone – for the treatment of COVID-19, the Access to COVID Tools Accelerator Therapeutics pillar (co-led by Unitaid and Wellcome), is taking a new role to coordinate and advocate for increased supply of oxygen, and, in partnership with a WHO-led consortium has announced the launch of a COVID-19 Oxygen Emergency Taskforce.
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