WHO Western Pacific region multimedia library - Gallery - Innovation (Udila, Fiji)
Udila Tawake is a registered nurse in Fiji who cares for patients with respiratory conditions. She knows all too well the dangers created by the lack of a consistent and reliable supply of medicinal oxygen -- a situation that is even worse for health-care centres in more remote, hard-to-reach areas. Delivering medicinal oxygen to these facilities is complicated, and the equipment required often cannot be used during power outages, which are common in many areas. This is her story of innovation through the Oxygen Project to bring supplies to remote areas.