Delivery of oxygen plant brings new hope to infected patients

THE Goroka General Hospital in Eastern Highlands will now have a steady supply of oxygen for patients after K92 Mining Ltd delivered a modular medical oxygen plant to the hospital yesterday.
K92 Mining, the operator of the Kainantu mine, said in a statement that the oxygen plant generated about 20 litres per minute at a purity of 92 to 96 per cent that met world health standards and could be filled in a wide range of cylinders. It said this was expected to considerably bolster the hospital’s capabilities to provide care for severe Coronavirus patients.
The oxygen plant was delivered by a team led by K92’s community development officer Ovex Jamaika, who presented the unit to the chief executive officer (CEO) of the Eastern Highlands health authority Dr Joeseph Apa. K92 Mining CEO John Lewins said the purchasing of the plant from Australia and delivering it so quickly was an extremely high priority.