Islamabad : Chilly chain optimisation gear value $6.59 million funded by the Authorities of Japan and procured by means of the United Nations Youngsters’s Fund (UNICEF) for enhancing nationwide capability to retailer COVID-19, was handed over to Pakistan right here Wednesday.
The Parliamentary Secretary on Well being, Dr. Nausheen Hamid, acquired the gear from the Ambassador of Japan, Matsuda Kuninori, in presence of the UNICEF Consultant in Pakistan, Aida Girma, at a ceremony held within the Nationwide Emergency Operation Centre, Expanded Programme for Immunization (EPI).
The gear procured by means of funds from Japan consists of energy turbines, voltage regulators and temperature monitoring gadgets which can improve vaccine storage capability of EPI, particularly on the provincial and district ranges the place energy outage and voltage fluctuation is frequent. The brand new gear would assist to make sure optimum temperature management at storage services, thus sustaining the efficacy of the Covid-19 vaccine.
Japanese funds can even be used for strengthening the capability of well being care workers to deal with the chilly chain gear.
“We enormously worth the numerous contributions made by Japan over the past 70 years of its diplomatic relations with Pakistan,” mentioned Dr. Nausheen. “Over time, our two nations have partnered in varied sectors together with well being, schooling, energy and lots of different. I affirm our sturdy need to additional deepen and broaden our bilateral ties with Japan.”
“The Expanded Programme for Immunisation in Pakistan has a robust chilly chain system that’s thought of the spine of the programme because it handles and shops huge portions of vaccines inclusive of all types of COVID-19 vaccines. It’s, nevertheless, necessary to know that the chilly chain system could be dangerous in nations which have excessive temperatures and the place energy provide is unreliable. I’m grateful to the Authorities of Japan for offering this chilly chain optimization gear for vaccine storage and making certain high quality examine as it will positively strengthen our present system,” Dr. Nausheen added.
Japan has prolonged a complete of $23.5 million grant help to Pakistan for its counter-COVID-19 measures together with provision of hygiene objects, medical gear, and coaching of well being care workers.
Talking on the occasion, Ambassador Matsuda harassed that Japan has prioritized the well being sector as a part of its improvement cooperation coverage for Pakistan for many years, together with Maternal and Youngster Well being, Polio Eradication, Routine Immunization and Counter-COVID-19 measures.
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