How a doctor is milking the oxygen market so Africa can breathe easy
Bernard Olayo builds oxygen plants near hospitals, a business that has boomed since the advent of Covid-19
28 September 2021 - 20:30
Like just about everyone, Bernard Olayo watched with dismay as the coronavirus began to sweep across the globe last year. But he also sensed an opportunity. In 2014 he’d founded a company called Hewatele (“abundant air” in Swahili) to supply African hospitals with oxygen, and when the pandemic sent demand soaring he was able to quickly boost production...
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