WHO virtual workshop series for developing national medical oxygen scale-up plans

26 November 2024 – 30 June 2025

 

 

WHO is hosting a virtual workshop series to introduce practical and applicable knowledge for Member States and partners to expand on or develop costed national oxygen scale-up plans.

Throughout the series, participants will engage with topical and thematic experts and learn from countries with experience in national medical oxygen ecosystem planning.

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Background

The WHO Clinical Management and Operations Unit, Country Readiness Strengthening Department of the World Health Emergencies Programme, held the National Oxygen Scale-Up Framework Meeting: Road to Oxygen in Dakar, Senegal, from 14–16 May 2024. The meeting convened Member States and partners to reach consensus on the necessary components of a costed national medical oxygen template to guide plan development. The final meeting report can be found here.

 

Workshop 1: Getting started – Establishing a task force and developing a work plan

26 November 2024, 1:303:00 PM CET (1.5 hrs)

Time (CET) Session           Facilitator
1:30–1:35 Welcome and opening Dr Janet Diaz, WHO
1:35–1:40 Housekeeping and agenda Jacob Goldberg, WHO
1:40–1:50 Session 1: Multistakeholder landscape Leith Greenslade, EBC
1:50–2:20 Session 2: Oxygen task force Dr Habtamu Seyoum Tolla, UNICEF
2:20–2:50 Session 3: Developing a work plan Noelia Solares, MSPAS Guatemala &
Manuel Córdova, CHAI
2:50–3:00 Closing remarks Jacob Goldberg, WHO
Watch the recording

 

Workshop 2: Identifying the need gap – Approaches to the quantification of oxygen ecosystem requirements

3 December 2024, 1:30–3:30 PM CET (2 hrs)

Time (CET) Session Facilitator
1:30–1:35 Welcome and opening Dr Janet Diaz, WHO
1:35–1:40 Housekeeping and agenda Connie McDonough-Thayer, WHO
1:40–2:00 Session 1:
Estimating your medical oxygen need
Dr Carina King, Karolinska Institutet; Lancet Global Health Commission on medical oxygen security
2:00–2:45 Session 2a:
Identifying the need-gap: simulation
Adriana Velazquez Berumen, WHO
Ayush Gupta, University of Chicago MPP student
2:45-3:25 Session 2b:
Identifying the need-gap: country quantification panel Q&A
Dr Prakash Budhathoky, MOH Nepal
Dr Khamsay Detleuxay, MOH Lao PDR
Nicole Laville, Dominica Hospitals Authority
Dr Bev Bradley, UNICEF
Henry Frimpong Amoakwa, Biomedical Engineer, Ghana
3:25-3:30 Closing remarks Connie McDonough-Thayer, WHO
Watch recording 1
Watch recording 2

 

Workshop 3: Regulations and policies – TBC

Workshop 4: Implementation – TBC

Workshop 5: Workforce – TBC

 

Workshop 6: Costing and financing – TBC

 

Participants

Participants will include ministry of health representatives, partner organizations and other interested parties wishing to further their knowledge and gain practical insights on developing costed national medical oxygen scale-up plans.

Participants are encouraged to attend all workshops in the series.

Languages

The workshops will be conducted in English with simultaneous interpretation for Arabic, French, Russian and Spanish

For more information and registration questions, please contact: oxygen@who.int.

 

 

Content retrieved from: https://www.who.int/news-room/events/detail/2024/11/26/default-calendar/who-virtual-workshop-series-for-developing-national-medical-oxygen-scale-up-plans.

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