What we do
Oxygen Hub works with local entrepreneurs in Sub-Saharan Africa to power the production and distribution of affordable medical oxygen.
Our franchise model
Oxygen Hub’s franchising model solves the commercial viability and scalability challenges blocking entrepreneurs from providing better access to oxygen.
Advantages of our franchise model
“Decolonizing” oxygen in Africa
Through locally-led and locally-owned enterprises
Tackling COVID demand
While building resilient long-term infrastructure
Building up the private sector
Driving efficiencies tougher to realize with public sector budgets and procurement
Leveraging blended finance
Coupled with world-class operating standards to dramatically improve the viability and sustainability of the midsize PSA business
Franchisee focus on sales & distribution
While the franchisor oversees production and O&M via standardized processes
Competitive pricing
Opening up greater oxygen access for vulnerable patients
Current operations in three countries
Kenya
Establishing plants in counties around the Nairobi area guided by Nairobi Women’s Hospital site locations
Nigeria
Leveraging HMOs as our entry point to building relationships with health facilities
Ethiopia
Working with the Ethiopian government to realize their oxygen roadmap
Our 5 year goals
100
New oxygen plants established
3-5x
Lift in yearly medical O2 production
10M
Patients reached each year
5k
Hospitals and clinics served
Our team
Effesson Hailemichael
CEO
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Herma Gebru
Strategy & Business Development Lead
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Fassil Gebretsadik
Finance & Operations Lead
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Sanjay Khazanchi
Technical & Supply Chain Lead
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Etse-Hiwot Girma
Ethiopia Country Manager
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Ruth Njuguna
Kenya Country Manager
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Ijeoma Aniygbo
Nigeria Country Manager
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Directors and Advisors
Our key partners
Oxygen hub is an initiative of ITT
The Institute for Transformative Technologies is one of the world’s leading organizations focused on technology led services for low income communities in LMICs.
