The Social Health Insurance System (EsSalud) on Monday sent two oxygen plants to Cajamarca, two to La Libertad, one to Moyobamba, and another one to Jaen, to strengthen the supply of this medical input in response to the high demand of COVID-19 patients and improve care in those areas of the country.
During her visit to the Air Group No. 8 in Callao, EsSalud Executive-President Fiorella Molinelli supervised the departure of the aircraft carrying the equipment to the regions.
In total, 20 plants have been implemented in various parts of the country in a little more than a week and 45 have been delivered so far during the pandemic.
The head of EsSalud noted that these plants will guarantee the supply of medical oxygen in Cajamarca and La Libertad, where there is a high demand for oxygen during this second wave of the pandemic, like in other regions of the country.
"With the shipment of these six units, a total of 20 oxygen plants have been implemented in less than a week and a half so as to meet the high demand for oxygen, given the increase in infections," she stated.
Other regions
Molinelli explained that, a few days ago, EsSalud delivered oxygen plants in Ancash, Apurimac, Junin, Ayacucho, Huancavelica, Huanuco, Ancash, Lambayeque, and Piura to support the fight against this deadly virus.
With this new shipment, she said, the number of plants provided by EsSalud —since the beginning of the pandemic— has increased to 45.
"We are stepping up efforts to have more oxygen plants in the country, in order to increase the supply of this essential medical resource for the care of critical COVID-19 patients," she added.
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Published: 4/26/2021