Medical oxygen plant opens in Darfur
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- 23 Dec 2021
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Doctor Elyas Abakar, Director General of Nyala Teaching Hospital, addressing the inauguration ceremony of the factory on Tuesday, said that “the project was a dream come true for the people of Darfur”. He said that the production capacity is 140 cylinders within 24 hours, in addition to the ability to fill 110 cylinders within 24 hours, referring to the needs of the state and neighbouring states.
He pointed out that there is a big problem in the state’s hospitals, indicating that they have had a completely lack of oxygen, which has caused the loss of many lives. He raising the efforts of all supporters of this project, which put an end to the suffering of years, referring to the contribution of the state finance and the charitable organisation in the construction works.
In April, the federal Ministry of Health confirmed that a shortage of oxygen at hospitals in Sudan is compelling medical facilities to transfer patients between states.
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