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Saving lives through the provision of affordable quality medical oxygen to health facilities in Kenya

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Start Date: 31/03/2017- End Date: 31/08/2020


Hewa Tele (“Abundant Air” in Swahili) is a social enterprise focused on saving lives in Kenya through the provision of affordable quality medical oxygen to health facilities. Funding will support the set-up of two new facilities and three depots to enhance distribution, with one plant having the ability to serve 5M people. Over a three-year period, the project expects to provide access to medical oxygen to more than 11,000 women and children that would not otherwise have access, and to save over 600 lives.

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    Hewa Tele

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    Kenya

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    Kenya

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    Sub-Saharan Africa

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