GLOMED Technologies

OXYGEN CHALLENGE; GHANA

PROVEN INTERVENTION TO BE DISTRIBUTED

Service and repair of oxygen concentrators.

Learn more about the Oxygen Challenge and why repairing and maintaining oxygen concentrators in low-resource hospitals expands access to medical oxygen - a key treatment for pneumonia, malaria, sepsis, meningitis, and Covid-19.

 

DISTRIBUTION MODEL INNOVATION

GLOMED Technologies improves the accessibility of medical oxygen through the servicing and maintenance of medical oxygen concentrators in Ghana, beginning in the Ashanti Region.

GLOMED Technologies ensures that each and every concentrator under its technical care is working throughout its lifespan. This will ensure that patients get access to high grade medical oxygen at affordable rates thereby increasing the accessibility of oxygen to all patients irrespective of their economic background.

GLOMED Technologies was founded by Thomas Kwame Duah and David Opoku who are all professional biomedical engineers and supported by Ing. Faustina Adu-Poku and Ing. Tuffour Gyekye Ampem. The team consists of professional clinical engineers with much experience in the maintenance and management of medical equipment.

 

PILOT AND SCALING GOALS

  • Service and maintain 20 oxygen concentrators within the three-month pilot

  • Directly reach 430 patients with medical oxygen within the three-month pilot

  • Raise an additional $30,00 from new donors and investors within the three-month pilot

  • Reach 5,000 beneficiaries by the end of year 1

 

FOUNDING TEAM

Thomas Kwame Duah - Director of Sales and Marketing

David Opoku - Director of Operations

Ing. Tuffour Ampem Gyekye - Technical Supervisor

Ing. Faustina Adu-Poku - Finance Manager