India, March 27 -- The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has released the National Guidelines on Medical Oxygen Management at a workshop held at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi. The workshop also marked the launch of the National Capacity Building Programme on Oxygen Management, which will be led by Department of Hospital Administration at AIIMS, Delhi.

Punya Salila Srivastava, Union Health Secretary emphasised the critical role of properly maintaining and utilising medical oxygen infrastructure so that demands for any surge capacities may be met promptly at time of any exigencies. She also stressed on the need for inculcating learnings from India's management of COVID-19 pandemic.

Prof. M Srinivas, Direct...