AANES opens new oxygen factory in Syria’s Qamishli
QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) – On Tuesday, the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES) and in cooperation with BasicNeeds US company opened a new oxygen factory in the city of Qamishli, northeast Syria.
Co-chair of Health Board in Qamishli, Khaled Dawood, told North Press that the aim at opening the factory is to secure oxygen for patients in all public hospitals for free and in private ones with nominal prices.
Dawood added that the factory consists of two parts; each one could produce 150 big and medium oxygen cylinders, with 90-95% cleanness and has the capacity of accommodating 120 liter of oxygen.
The project cost 464.66 USDs, according to Dawood.
There are oxygen factories in Hasakah, Derik (al-Malikiyah) and Shaddadi that provide oxygen for medication centers amid the outbreak of diseases and pandemics.