Sub-Saharan Africa Respiratory Care Equipment Distributors
An interactive map to serve as a starting point for potential buyers seeking to rapidly identify local vendors for respiratory care equipment and/or after-sales services in sub-Saharan Africa.
About this resource
The COVID-19 pandemic has spotlighted the role of medical oxygen as a lifesaving therapy for patients struggling to breathe. In low- and middle-income countries, many health facilities are unequipped to meet the rising demand. Almost half of all hospitals in these areas have an inconsistent supply of medical oxygen, or lack it entirely. More than ever, timely and robust planning for reliable oxygen delivery is needed to protect and save lives.
PATH, together with the Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI), has developed an initial landscape of respiratory care equipment distributors across sub-Saharan Africa. This interactive tool and brief highlights the outcomes of that landscape—which is intended to provide market insights into distributors in the region who can provide quality products and after-sales support and aims to alleviate sourcing challenges during demand surges. It can serve as a starting point for potential buyers seeking to rapidly identify local vendors for respiratory care equipment and/or after-sales services in sub-Saharan Africa.
There are important advantages that local and/or regional distributors can provide to the respiratory care equipment market. These include nearby warehousing, reduced lead times, and experience navigating domestic import and customs clearance processes. Local workforces may also be available to provide after-sales services such as installation, training, maintenance, repair, and refurbishment.
How to use the interactive map:
Hover over each country to see the available respiratory care equipment distributors. To view more details on each distributor, select a country and then select a distributor from the list on the sidebar. To clear selections, deselect the selected country or distributor.
Developing this resource:
The distributors represented in this landscape were prioritized based on their geographic reach, quality assurance, and/or strong after-sales services. Each company completed a survey about their respective capabilities and engaged in follow-up discussions to further clarify their offerings (see Tool Disclaimer). In this version, products with stringent regulatory authority (SRA) approval were prioritized for inclusion. This resource will continue to be updated as PATH and CHAI build on this landscape as further engagement takes place.
Updated: December 2, 2021
Contribute to the resource
If your company supplies respiratory care equipment, has presence in sub-Saharan Africa, and would like to be considered for inclusion
About the COVID-19 Respiratory Care Response Coordination project: PATH, the Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI), and the Every Breath Counts coalition (EBC) are leading the work to support country decision-makers in the development and execution of a comprehensive respiratory care plan to meet the demands of COVID-19. The project is also pursuing strategies to help prioritize and improve access to oxygen therapy and other essential equipment involved in respiratory care as an integral part of health systems strengthening, beyond the pandemic response. For information: oxygen@path.org.
Photo: Pixabay/Michael Schwarzenberger
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Each entry in the profile series is based on information received by PATH and CHAI from and shared with permission from the respiratory care equipment distributors referenced therein. The accuracy, completeness, adequacy, or currency of the profile series is not warranted or guaranteed, and the profile entries are not an endorsement of any distributor nor are they a guarantee of the deliverables, services, customer experience, capabilities, or capacity that any distributor may possess or provide. The profile series is meant to be a starting point to gather information about the listed distributors and by using the profile series you agree to make your own business decisions on who you will collaborate with.
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