This Pandemic has created positive outcomes. Leadership has been acquiesced by the unlikeliest of heroes. Heroism has bred collective altruism. Altruistic hearts have become dominant driving forces for critical minds. Critical minds of thought and question have led to innovation. Innovation through collaboration realises solutions. All South Africans must be the Solution. I was partRead more
The New Year ushered in desires for change, feelings of hope and the determination to uplift South Africa. Along with it came a number greater than 18 000 for new Covid-19 cases. The first surge now lies in the shadow of the second. In the Old Year, I left you with a question, a graph andRead more
Umoya has been able to donate 612 OxERA™ devices to hospitals in Southern Africa due to the generous donations of people’s and companies time and money. If you would like to make a donation you can use the #ICanHelp bank account and use reference “Umoya OxERA – Name” and please mail umoyavent@gmail.com. Standard Bank’s SWIFTRead more
South Africa faces a new variant of Covid amidst a second wave. Speculation surrounds the wave’s momentum which is feared to be greater than our first. Numbers are increasing, hospitals are saturated and oxygen is a sort-after yet life-saving resource. Patients with Covid pulmonary disease and cardiac complications require oxygen, and more often than notRead more
Breathe in, hold, breathe out… A simple, subconscious action that our very lives depend on entirely, at times taken for granted in its subtlety. Air, the breath of life, comprised of 21%-part Oxygen, 78%-part Nitrogen, and tiny amounts of other gases like Argon, Methane, and Carbon Dioxide. The very anatomical and physiological nature of breathingRead more
We are Addressing a Unique Challenge to South Africa Our vision is to address the constraint in the South African Health care system that may result in significant deaths from COVID-19 – the limited ICU capacity and importantly the shortage of the skills required for ICU care.Read more
Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/health-52036948What is a ventilator and what does it do? Simply put, a ventilator takes over the body’s breathing process when disease has caused the lungs to fail. This gives the patient time to fight off the infection and recover. Various types of medical ventilation can be used. According to the World Health Organization (WHO),Read more