Making Medical Oxygen Work: A synthesis of supply chain analyses across the medical oxygen ecosystem in low-resource settings
This report summarizes PATH’s supply chain analyses for critical respiratory care equipment and related products, highlighting key gaps, challenges, and opportunities for improvement. It provides background and recommendations for strengthening supply chain systems, and explores alternative models to improve reliability, affordability, and sustainability. Drawing on PATH’s work across consumables, accessories, spare parts, piping systems, oxygen cylinders, pressure swing adsorption plants, and liquid oxygen, the report synthesizes insights to inform strategies that ensure continuous access to life‑saving respiratory care in resource‑constrained settings.
Publication date: March 2026