Increasing equitable access to pulse oximetry: progress and considerations for sustainable scale-up in a changing global health landscape

Strengthening integrated management of childhood illness (IMCI) is critical to achieving global targets for child survival, particularly in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs) where most lives are lost. Hypoxaemia is a key indicator of severe disease in children that requires timely detection and appropriate treatment, including oxygen therapy. 1