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The key objective of this report is to provide an overview of the respiratory care equipment supplier landscape in Vietnam. This document was jointly produced by PATH and the Vietnam Ministry of Health Cabinet Office to provide buyers with a preliminary assessment of respiratory care equipment availability in Vietnam’s domestic market. For each type of product, the document includes a list of suppliers, general and specification considerations, and product price range.Products covered in this report are equipment and consumables necessary for the provision of medical oxygen, such as oxygen concentrators, ventilators, patient monitors, pulse oximeters, and delivery interfaces.Audiences who may find this report useful include local government decision-makers, such as ministries of health; health facility procurement officers; and global organizations, such as multilateral agencies. Information in this report could offer insights into product offerings, pricing information, and supplier capacity. The document may also benefit distributors and wholesalers of RC equipment who can derive a deeper knowledge of the competitive landscape for their services and potential market opportunities.This market report focuses primarily on Vietnam distributors and manufacturers of respiratory care equipment. The information was collected between July and November 2021. Any information should be taken as indicative only and should be verified with individual suppliers by the buyers at the relevant stage in the procurement process.

The GFF is a multi-stakeholder global partnership housed at the World Bank. Founded in 2015, the GFF pioneers a sustainable financing model that puts governments in the lead, while bringing a range of other partners together to support efforts to ensure all women, children, and adolescents can survive and thrive.

In 2015, when PATH began advocating for R&D in Kenya, it became clear that there was no real constituency for these efforts—individual organizations focused on advocating for specific health priorities. One strong, unified coalition of advocates was needed if the country was to successfully advance R&D advocacy

Uganda recognizes immunization as key to achieving universal health coverage, as evidenced by its inclusion as a major strategy to achieve the Ministry of Health Sector Strategic Plan (2021/22-2025/26) objective of reducing VPDs. To achieve the country’s immunization goals, the government has implemented activities aligning with ADI commitments under the Uganda National Expanded Programme on Immunization (UNEPI). When it comes to assessing the success of these activities and the country’s progress on advancing immunization commitments, Uganda is trailblazing new efforts to boost compliance with ADI commitments, including through the development of a scorecard to enable accountability for upholding immunization commitments.

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to disastrous socio-economic implications. To understand the impact of the pandemic on various aspects and highlight the centrality of mental health in an individual’s life. ETI and PATH collaborated to release a white-paper series 'Breaking the Barriers: Pathways to addressing mental health and long-COVID impact in India. The papers were authored by Dr Vikram Patel, Founder Sangath & Pershing Square Professor, Global Health, Department of Global Health and Medicine, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health; Dr Virander Singh Chauhan, Emeritus Professor and Founder, ETI; Mr Neeraj Jain, Country Director- India & Director- South Asia, PATH; Dr Madhura Swaminathan, Chairperson, M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation; Ms Susan Ferguson, Country Representative - India, Ms Poonam Muttreja, Executive Director, Population Foundation of India; Dr Hindol Sengupta, Vice President, Invest India; Ms Guriya, Assistant Manager, Invest India, DRISHTI Desk; Mr Siddhartha Jha, AI/Digital Program Manager, Fondation Botnar and; Dr Ulla Jasper, Policy Officer, Fondation Botnar.