Afrox is committed to meeting the healthcare
needs of all South Africans, both in the public
and private sectors. As a company we recognize
the significance of ensuring a healthy South
Africa and we contribute to this by offering
high quality products and services. We further
recognize the objectives of the South African
Government to offer Accessible, Affordable
and Quality healthcare to all South Africans.
We, therefore, endeavour to play a positive
and meaningful role towards helping government
meet these objectives.
Providing excellence in health care services
is what our customers do best - Providing excellence
in medical gases is where Afrox excels. This
partnership will help your healthcare facility
team establish best clinical practice together
with highest efficiency for medical gases.
Further, we will assist you in establishing
an understanding of the responsibilities for
handling medical gases.
Afrox is the only gas company in South Africa
to have achieved registration of all our medical
gases under the Medicines and Related Substance
Control Act (101/1965). As a result, our customers
are assured that all medical gases purchased
from Afrox have been proven to be suitable
for medical use. Our gases are also manufactured
in ISO9001 certified plants, distributed through
the most extensive gases distribution network
in Africa and available in a wide range of
modes, from cylinders to highly-specialised
installations. Click 'Products' on the menu
bar to see more about our medical gases.
To reduce the risk for the hospital and truly
add value, Afrox also offer a Gas Facilities
Management service. The service entails supply
of gas, vacuum and compressed air to the wall
points in the wards. Afrox will manage your
entire compressed air and vacuum plant, piping,
pressure control systems, alarm panels, manifolds
and bulk tanks to the required standards. (SABS,OSHAct)
Further this service includes a Telemetry system
to monitor the facility and report back to
us in the unlikely event of any problems. Click
'Services' on the menu bar to see more about
this service.
Afrox is a member of the Linde Group with
dedicated medical businesses in Australia,
UK, Europe, North America, South America and
Asia. Further, Linde has established a global
medical gases head office to serve the medical
community across the globe. With these connections,
Afrox can offer advice on best clinical practice
across a wide range of procedures. The most
important aspect of using medical gases is
safety. Afrox Healthcare has developed various
training courses around safety with medical
gases and medical gas reticulation systems.
We also offer a safety audit service to assist
you in ensuring your healthcare institution
really is safe when it comes to handling medical
gases.