Increasing access to medical oxygen in Uganda through policy advocacy
According to the World Health Organization, medical oxygen is one of the key essential medicines required for multiple health conditions, including asthma, heart failure, and various newborn complications. Over the last decade, the Ugandan government has worked to improve access to medical oxygen. The National Scale Up of Medical Oxygen Implementation Plan (2018–2022), launched in 2019, guided this progress, which included increasing manufacturing capacity and installing oxygen plants at referral hospitals.
Publication date: June 2025