THE oxygen supply in the public health sector is more than enough to meet immediate and future needs.
This is according to the Ministry of Health who issued a media release on Thursday following numerous requests for information on that matter.
The ministry reminded the public of information shared by Health Minister Terrence Deyalsingh at a press conference last week.
The ministry stated, “On Monday 3 May, 2021 during a press conference, the Minister of Health reassured the population that the public health system was more than adequately stocked with oxygen supplies. The Minister also indicated that an extra 50% supply of oxygen, over and above the current high demand levels, has been held in reserve by our main external supplier.”
The minster said for the first time in the history of the public health sector in Trinidad and Tobago, two major hospitals had the capacity to generate, bottle and distribute oxygen to other facilities within the public sector. The facilities are the Arima General Hospital and the Point Fortin General Hospital.
“As such, we reassure the public that our oxygen supply is more than adequate to meet our immediate and future needs,” the ministry stated.
