WHO is hosting a virtual workshop series to introduce practical and applicable knowledge for Member States and partners to expand on or develop costed national oxygen scale-up plans.

The WHO Clinical Management and Operations Unit, Country Readiness Strengthening Department of the World Health Emergencies Programme, held the National Oxygen Scale-Up Framework Meeting: Road to Oxygen in Dakar, Senegal, from 14–16 May 2024. The meeting convened Member States and partners to reach consensus on the necessary components of a costed national medical oxygen template to guide plan development. The final meeting report can be found here.
Workshop 1: Getting started - Establishing a task force and developing a work plan
26 November 2024, 1:30–3:00 PM CET (1.5 hrs)
Time (CET)Session Facilitator1:30–1:35Welcome and opening Dr Janet Diaz, WHO1:35–1:40Housekeeping and agenda Jacob Goldberg, WHO1:40–1:50Session 1: Multistakeholder landscapeLeith Greenslade, EBC1:50–2:20Session 2: Oxygen task force Dr Habtamu Seyoum Tolla, UNICEF2:20–2:50Session 3: Developing a work planNoelia Solares, MSPAS Guatemala &
Manuel Córdova, CHAI2:50–3:00Closing remarks Jacob Goldberg, WHO
