Published 19:03 IST, July 1st 2020
Fact Check: Ventilators provided by Centre to Delhi’s LNJP Hospital don't have BiPAP mode?
An article by news daily claims that the ventilators provided by the Govt of India to Delhi's LNJP Hospital don't have the BiPAP mode.
Origin
An article by a news daily claims that the ventilators provided by the Govt of India to Delhi's LNJP Hospital don't have the BiPAP mode. The article stated that Lok Nayak Hospital, the city's biggest Covid-only facility, has alleged that the 175 ventilators that it received from the Centre lack an important mode.
However, Ventilator models BEL and AgVa supplied to the States/ UTs are complying with the requirements as per the specifications laid down by the Technical C
PIB Fact Check
The claim is incorrect as these made in India ventilators have BiPAP mode & other such modes as have been prescribed in the technical specifications. The “Make in India” ventilators supplied to the States and UTs, including GNCT of Delhi, by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare are meant for ICUs. The technical specifications for these COVID ventilators have been laid down by a Technical Committee of domain knowledge experts headed by the Director General Health Services (DGHS), MoHFW against which the ventilators have been procured and supplied. The ventilators procured and supplied comply with these specifications.
Updated 19:03 IST, July 1st 2020