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Access to Oxygen Resource Library

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Access to Oxygen Resource Library offers a central home for resources to support oxygen scale-up and long-term respiratory care planning

Originally launched in 2021 to support the emergency response to COVID-19, the Access to Oxygen (A2O2) Resource Library serves as a central place to host tools, guidance, data, publications, policies, protocols, and advocacy resources related to oxygen delivery systems and oxygen scale-up. Earlier this year, PATH, a Global Oxygen Alliance (GO2AL) partner, relaunched the library as the official home of all the publications that informed The Lancet Global Health Commission on Medical Oxygen Security, which was published in February 2025.

The Commission report, and its supplementary resources, explores medical oxygen as an essential medicine, a vital service, and a multifaceted system. And it presents estimates of oxygen demand, coverage gaps, and the costs of closing gaps, for all regions, and new tools to measure progress. With these additional resources, the library is now an even stronger knowledge management tool to support countries—from advocates to decision-makers to implementers and now to researchers—in accelerating strong and sustainable systems for oxygen and respiratory care.

The library’s 1,600+ resources are targeted across the entire oxygen ecosystem, including planning, equipment, patient care, and advocacy:

  • Oxygen ecosystem planning, specifically focused on needs assessment, forecasting/quantification, procurement, and financing.
  • Respiratory care equipment, specifically related to supply, maintenance, technical specifications, and product information.
  • Patient care, highlighting those related to detection/diagnosis, treatment, and case management.
  • Advocacy, including key data and evidence, messaging, campaigns, and other advocacy tools.

The library was developed and is managed by PATH, as a joint effort between the Tools for Integrated Management of Childhood Illness project funded by Unitaid and the Strengthening Oxygen Utilization and Respiratory Care Ecosystems project funded by the Gates Foundation.

It is envisioned as a living collection that will be updated regularly. Anyone can suggest new resources to be considered for inclusion via the website’s submission form or by emailing to oxygen@path.org.