Production & Supply of Medical Oxygen: Kerala Model of Pandemic (COVID-19) Management

Technology and Commerce: Prospects and Challenges. Ed. Dr. M. Sumathy and Sujith T.S. Mayas Publications, 2022. ISBN 978-93-91286-41-5

Posted: 9 May 2022 Last revised: 23 Sep 2022

Date Written: May 10, 2021

Abstract

The second wave of COVID-19 severely hit the country, India. Many hospitals, across the
country, faced acute shortage of medical oxygen. However, a small state in southern part of
India, the State of Kerala, has been highly successful in managing production & supply of
medical oxygen. In spite of highest daily confirmed COVID-19 cases & escalated demand for
medical oxygen, the State efficiently managed to have sufficient medical oxygen to meet its
own demand and supplied excess to needy neighbouring States (Goa, Karnataka and Tamil
Nadu). In the article, the author tries to identify & discuss success factors of the State that
having a key role in uninterrupted production & supply of medical oxygen to meet its
unprecedented increase in demand across the State of Kerala during the pandemic (COVID-
19). The study involved a detailed analysis of secondary data. The data was collected from
various (offline & online) platforms such as newspapers, news portals, reports, websites etc.
The early preparedness, visionary investments (for infrastructure development), effectual
monitoring (production, supply & consumption of medical oxygen), effective communication
(among all stakeholders) and continuous coordinated collective efforts (of Oxygen
Production Units, the PESO Kerala, the Hospitals, the State Health Department and, the State
Government) are the key success factors. The State has been highly successful in managing
production & supply of medical oxygen, across the state, during uncertain time of COVID-19
and thus, stood as an exemplary for rest of the country.

Keywords: Production, Supply, Medical Oxygen, PESO, Kerala, Pandemic, COVID-19, Management.

Suggested Citation

Kodavandi, Shefeequ Rehman, Production & Supply of Medical Oxygen: Kerala Model of Pandemic (COVID-19) Management (May 10, 2021). Technology and Commerce: Prospects and Challenges. Ed. Dr. M. Sumathy and Sujith T.S. Mayas Publications, 2022. ISBN 978-93-91286-41-5, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4102338 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4102338

Shefeequ Rehman Kodavandi (Contact Author)

Aligarh Muslim University Centre Malappuram ( email )

Cherukara PO
Perinthalmanna, Kerala 679340
India

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