World leading experts gathered to secure access to medical oxygen
The 13 March, Karolinska Institutet hosted several prominent researchers from The Lancet Global Health Commission on Medical Oxygen Security at the Widerström building, with a focus on discussing how to secure the availability of medical oxygen in the world.
The Lancet Global Health Commission on Medical Oxygen Security hosted an event at Karolinska, with a group of world-leading speakers from Malawi, Pakistan, Peru, UK and the keynote from Dr Jacquie Oliwa, Kenya.
Dr Oliwa spoke to the complex challenges that result in inequitable access to medical oxygen – a life-saving medicine that is needed to treat a range of common conditions, such as pneumonia, malaria, sepsis, asthma, COPD to name a few. The Commission brought together a group of 20 academics, from across the globe, to generate new evidence on how we can tackle the pervasive problems that make oxygen access inequitable – from clinical to political.
The afternoon ended with a panel discussion moderated by Ms Zoë Mullan from Lancet Global Health UK. The panellists consisted of: Professor Patty Garcia, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Peru, Dr Masooma Aqeel, Aga Khan University, Pakistan, Dr Tisungane Mvalo, University of North Carolina Project-Malawi, Malawi, Professor Harry Campbell, Edinburgh University, Scotland.
From KI, Stefan Swartling Peterson, Carina King and Tobias Alfvén participated.