COVAX VACCINE COLD CHAIN: ZAMBIA RECEIVES FUNDING

By Effie Mphande:

The COVAX facility has given Zambia about four hundred and ninety thousand United States dollars to buy extra cold chain equipment for the storage of vaccines.

Ministry of Health Permanent Secretary Technical Services Kennedy Malama says government will buy one hundred refrigerators, which will be used to store vaccines in districts.

Dr. Malama told ZNBC news in an interview that government expects COVAX to approve the extra cold chain equipment, which will be bought.

The Permanent Secretary said government has also made arrangements with the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation (Gavi) to get extra cold chain equipment, which will also be taken to the districts.

And Dr. Malama said government will use existing transport to deploy vaccines countrywide.

He said although there are gaps in transport, government is considering getting extra transport.

Dr. Malama also said government will train more health workers on how to administer the Covid vaccine.

In a separate interview, CIRDZ Chief Scientific Officer Roma Chilengi said vaccines are an important preventive tool against infectious diseases.

And a Virologist at the University of Zambia, School of Veterinary Medicine said the Covid vaccines will help break the chain of transmission as more people get vaccinated.

Ngonda Saasa said that vaccines are a necessity and that there is no need for the public to worry.

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