JAPAN and UNICEF expand the cold-chain capacity for COVID-19 vaccines
2021/9/17
On 17 September, the Government of JAPAN and UNICEF handed over cold-chain equipment, including 4 cold rooms, 5 voltage stabilizers, 500 fridge tags for temperature monitoring and 20 laptops in order to accelerate vaccine deployment in Timor-Leste.
At the ceremony, Ambassador of Japan, Masami KINEFUCHI said, “These equipments are to be used in four regional warehouses and will help get vaccine shots to people’s arms in all corners of Timor-Leste.”
It is the first time that cold-chain storage facilities are equipped at the regional warehouses, and it will speed up the distribution of vaccines in the rural area.
Japan is providing more than 16 million USD of assistance in total for measures against COVID-19 and has provided 16800 doses of Astra-Zeneca vaccine produced in and brought from Japan.
At the ceremony, Ambassador of Japan, Masami KINEFUCHI said, “These equipments are to be used in four regional warehouses and will help get vaccine shots to people’s arms in all corners of Timor-Leste.”
It is the first time that cold-chain storage facilities are equipped at the regional warehouses, and it will speed up the distribution of vaccines in the rural area.
Japan is providing more than 16 million USD of assistance in total for measures against COVID-19 and has provided 16800 doses of Astra-Zeneca vaccine produced in and brought from Japan.