Government of Japan and UNDP have joined to boost oxygen supply in North Eastern Region in India.
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Japanese government and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) India have partnered to provide oxygen generation plants to the North-Eastern region of India. Japan and UNDP India have been jointly supporting the Indian government's response to the Covid-19 pandemic since June last year through the strengthening of health and social protection systems and reviving livelihoods to address the impact of the virus on the lives of the most vulnerable population. One of the major challenges of the epidemic is acute shortage of medical oxygen. "In light of the critical need to ensure uninterrupted oxygen supply, the support from the people of Japan has enabled UNDP in procuring and installing eight Pressure Swing Absorption (PSA) oxygen generation plants in the States of Meghalaya, Nagaland and Tripura in the North Eastern Region of India". The UNDP has also been supporting the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) with digitisation of the supply chain of vaccines and tracking beneficiaries across states to ensure better access and coverage.
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