Using a milkman model, his team has set up plants in Nakuru, Siaya and Nairobi counties, serving 186 public hospitals across 13 counties. Bed space, ICU facilities and essential medical supplies needed to treat the respiratory disease and keep patients alive are not just enough, but oxygen. In fact, for a long time, Dr Olayo says, people plugged onto oxygen support in hospitals were thought to be on their deathbed. Some Covid-19 patients recover, sometimes with no more support than oxygen breathed in through nasal prongs, while others deteriorate, often quite suddenly, developing a condition called acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Many patients severely ill with Covid-19, the illness caused by the coronavirus, require help with breathing at some point.

Source: Daily Nation July 08, 2020 11:03 UTC