Kyrgyzstan has 572 functional ventilators, 220 more needed - Health Ministry

AKIPRESS.COM - To date, there are 572 functional ventilators in Kyrgyzstan, the Ministry of Health spokeswoman Ainura Akmatova said at the briefing on July 14. According to her, 23 ventilators, 5 CPAP (Constant Positive Airway Pressure) devices, 130 BPAP (Biphastic Positive Airway Pressure) devices have arrived within the humanitarian assistance.
According to Akmatova, a tender was held for the supply of 63 ventilators.
100 BPAP devices arrived from Uzbekistan, some of them were distributed to the hospitals and observation points, the rest are in reserve.
The healthcare system needs 220 more ventilators, Akmatova said.