BRING O2: Helping Patients Breathe Easier

Five Countries

Oxygen is an essential part of care for countless conditions, yet 1 of 5 patients in low- and middle-income countries lack access to oxygen therapy.

In response to this unmet need, PIH and our partners launched Building Reliable Integrated and Next Generation Oxygen Services, or BRING O2, to accelerate access to oxygen in Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Peru, and Rwanda.

To date, BRING O2 has purchased two new oxygen production plants and conducted nearly a dozen on-site technical assessments of existing oxygen plants to plan repairs and upgrades. Among many goals over time, BRING O2 will install piping to deliver oxygen to more than 500 hospital beds and educate over 500 health care workers on oxygen delivery.