Bill Gates Foundation to install O2 plant at Kanshiram Hosp

Kanpur: The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) will install an oxygen plant at Manyavar Kanshiram hospital here soon. The foundation will help in installing oxygen plants in 10 other hospitals of the state.
The state government gave the list of the 10 hospitals to the foundation on Sunday. Special secretary Pranjal Yadav had sent a letter to the chief medical superintendents of the hospitals where the oxygen plants would be installed.
Two oxygen plants will be installed at Avantibai Women Hospital, Lucknow, RSM Hospital, Sadamau, Lucknow, and one plant each at the 300-bed Covid hospital, GB Nagar, Kanshiram Hospital, Kanpur, DCH Gauriganj, Amethi, District Hospitals Bijnor, Etawah, Pilibhit, and Combined Hospital, Mathura.
The special secretary directed the medical superintendent to contact Dr Devendra Khandait, deputy director and country head, state health system country office of Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation in this regard.