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Oxygen scale-up requires coordination across seven interrelated areas: policy and political commitment; financing; baseline assessment; quantification; procurement; distribution; and management and training. Within each area of engagement, there are decision points and actions to take, informational tools that can help countries achieve success in that area, and examples from illustrative countries.This report outlines tools and recommendations that exist for each area of engagement. It also introduces the Oxygen Delivery Toolkit: Resources to plan and scale medical oxygen.

It is important to be able to quantify the unmet need for medical devices before seeking to procure new ones. In addition, the price to procure medical devices is often viewed as only the initial capital expense to purchase it. However, medical devices incur operating costs over time. It is essential to understand the initial and long-term costs associated with different purchasing options in order to make informed procurement choices.The Quantification and Costing Tools are Excel-based resources that quantify the potential need for oxygen and pulse oximeters; based on these estimates of need, they calculate the anticipated costs over time for meeting this need with different device types.The resources include:Quantification and Costing Tool: Oxygen Delivery Sources (Excel-based tool)Quantification and Costing Tool: Pulse Oximetry Devices (Excel-based tool)Quantification and Costing Tools for Oxygen and Pulse Oximetry fact sheet - available in English and French (PDF document)This resource is part of the Oxygen Delivery Toolkit: Resources to plan and scale medical oxygen. The materials provided within the toolkit can be used together or separately, as needed. The complete toolkit is available at www.path.org/oxygen-delivery-toolkit.

While most people with COVID-19 develop only mild or moderate respiratory tract disease, approximately 20 percent develop severe or critical disease that requires oxygen therapy to support breathing. In many health facilities across low- and middle-income countries, however, oxygen therapy—including diagnosis, generation, and delivery equipment—is not reliably available.Many of the tools and capabilities needed to overcome these barriers already exist across different global health and implementing organizations, manufacturers and suppliers, and country governments. To ensure that those who need respiratory care support due to COVID-19, or beyond, receive it, immediate steps are necessary to coordinate the global response that prioritizes reliable access to oxygen.This fact sheet offers an overview of the project to support countries in planning and executing a respiratory care plan to meet the demands of COVID-19, as well as pursue strategies to help prioritize and improve access to oxygen therapy and other essential equipment involved in respiratory care as an integral part of health systems strengthening, beyond the pandemic response.

Breastfeeding and the use of human milk (expressed breastmilk and donor human milk) are important for improved neonatal outcomes at all times and are of particular importance during emergencies and natural calamities. This is a guidance note prepared for health facilities and the Comprehensive Lactation Management Centres (with Human Milk Banks) on the use of human milk during COVID-19.

Una hoja informativa que proporciona una descripción general de la Herramienta de Planificación para el Precáncer Cérvicouterino, incluidos los antecedentes, una descripción general de los escenarios y cómo la herramienta puede apoyar la planificación basada en evidencia.