UN Development Programme

The issue

During the COVID-19 pandemic, hospitals across Indonesia lacked the ventilators needed to treat patients experiencing respiratory issues. A study in 2021, showed a death rate between 43 to 64 percent due to the limited access to ventilators for approximately 57,429 COVID-19 patients.

As Indonesia's most populous province, West Java faces an acute shortage of ventilators, critical medical devices that support the breathing of patients with respiratory complications. This scarcity has dire consequences for the province's healthcare system. The inability to provide adequate respiratory care has resulted in countless preventable deaths, exacerbating the already strained healthcare system. 

The project

Croda Foundation has awarded a grant of £114,570 to the United Nations Development Programme, Indonesia, for the purchase of 13 life-saving ventilators.

To strengthen the health infrastructure in West Java following the pandemic, this project will equip 11 hospitals across the province with a UN and EU standard ventilator, which have been equipped with additional neonatal breathing circuits. Training will also be given to hospital employees on installing and using the ventilators.

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Impact

13 ventilators purchased supporting 105,000 patients