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Doctors and nurses adjust the oxygen mask of a COVID-19 patient inside the Intensive Care Unit of Heliopolis hospital, Egypt. Photo by Fadel Dawood/picture alliance via Getty Images

May 22, 2021

COVID-19: why critically ill patients in Africa are taking a bigger hit

Bruce M Biccard, University of Cape Town

Outcomes for critically ill Covid-19 patients in Africa are poorer than any other region in the world.

Family members of COVID-19 infected patients stand in a queue with empty oxygen cylinders outside the oxygen filling centre in New Delhi, India. Photo by Naveen Sharma/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

May 6, 2021

It’s possible to build stronger systems to deliver oxygen: here’s what it takes

Hamish Graham, Royal Children's Hospital and Adegoke Falade, University of Ibadan

An effective oxygen system requires prompt recognition of who needs oxygen, a reliable oxygen supply and safe delivery to those who need it.

Hundreds of cases of serious heart defects in newborns are missed in Australia each year. AAP/Victorian Department of Health

May 2, 2012

Simple test for heart defects in babies should be routine

Justin Norrie, The Conversation

Newborn screening for life-threatening congenital heart defects using pulse oximetry - a simple, low-cost test - is the most accurate detection method and should be adopted internationally for all newborns…

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Hamish Graham
Associate Professor, University of Melbourne, Murdoch Children's Research Institute
Bruce M Biccard
Professor and Second Chair at Groote Schuur Hospital , University of Cape Town
Adegoke Falade
Professor of Paediatrics, Department of Paediatrics, University of Ibadan

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