The global oxygen crisis

全球氧气危机

Health Check

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2025-02-20

26 分钟
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The global need for medical oxygen is high, but there are huge gaps in safe and affordable access. The first report of its kind identifies not only who is most vulnerable, but how the world can strengthen the supply of medical oxygen to improve public health and pandemic preparedness. We hear first-hand the impact of the USAID freeze on health clinicians in practice. And we learn how health systems are rebuilt after conflict, integrating resilience to protect them against future shocks. Also on the show, can weight-loss drugs curb alcohol addiction? Plus, scientists discover it is not just your tongue that can taste sweetness - sweet taste receptors have been found on the heart, and they could play a role in heartbeat regulation. Presenter: Claudia Hammond Producer: Katie Tomsett
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  • Hello and welcome to Health Check from the BBC.

  • I'm Claudia Hammond,

  • here for the next half an hour with the latest stories on health from around the world.

  • And my guest today is BBC health reporter Philippa Roxby.

  • Hello.

  • What do you have for us today?

  • Hi.

  • Yeah, we're going to be looking at the impact of weight loss, drugs on alcohol addiction.

  • And did you know that your heart actually responds to sweet things?

  • It's really intriguing, this.

  • I'm looking forward to that one.

  • And we'll hear from a clinic

  • in Uganda which tells me it is already having to turn away patients who need HIV medication due

  • to the fruit on aid from the US

  • and we'll be asking where you start

  • if you're trying to rebuild a health system destroyed by war.

  • Before that, Philippa, we wanted to start with what some are describing as a global oxygen crisis.

  • So medical oxygen can save your life if you're seriously ill,

  • keep you alive if you're having surgery,

  • and make life more bearable if you have a chronic respiratory problem.