Roundtable on sustaining access to liquid medical oxygen in LMICs – Meeting Summary

Participants included representatives from medical gas and pharmaceutical companies, global health organisations, investors and other industry experts. 

The roundtable was held under the Chatham House Rule, in order to encourage a free and open exchange of ideas. It was moderated by the Foundation’s CEO, Jayasree K. Iyer.  

Points of discussion: 

1. The role of medical gas companies, global health agencies and funders in expanding access to LOX in LMICs. 

2. Concrete actions that medical gas companies and global health partners can take to ensure sustainable access to LOX in LMICs. 

3. Models that pharmaceutical companies apply to increase access that might be useful for medical gas companies to emulate. 

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Key takeaways: 

The discussion covered a breadth of issues relating to sustainable access to LOX in LMICs, with participants proposing multiple long-term solutions. There were several common themes throughout the discussion, most notably: 

1. Continued public-private cooperation;  

2. Information sharing and transparency; 

3. Country-led prioritisation and planning.