Oxygenbanks are coming up acrossRajasthanto help people take Home Oxygen concentrators for patients facing difficulties in breathing. These oxygen banks will be run by thestate Health department. The oxygen concentrators will be provided to the needy patients on the basis of doctors prescription.
Not only Covid, patients but also those suffering from neurological problems or other lung diseases will be able to get oxygen concentrators from these banks. During the secondCovidwave, a lot of NGOs and social workers put their efforts to provide oxygen concentrators to patients at homes, in case they did not find a bed in hospital. But it is for the first time that the has taken a decision on creating oxygen banks in all the districts.
The state government is taking measures to become self-reliant in oxygen generation as it is planning to produce 1,000 metric tonnes in times to come with oxygen generation Plants being set up by various institutions and through other equipment.