JICA provides 1,600 cold boxes for vaccine preservation for Vietnam
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) will provide 1,600 cold boxes to preserve COVID-19 vaccines for Vietnam to serve the transportation of vaccines to inoculation stations, as requested by Vietnam’s National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology.
A cold box to preserve COVID-19 vaccines (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) - The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) will provide 1,600 cold boxes to preserve COVID-19 vaccines for Vietnamto serve the transportation of vaccines to inoculation stations, as requestedby Vietnam’s National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology.
The support package worth 100 million JPY (909,000 USD),currently purchased by JICA through UNICEF Vietnam, is expected to be deliveredin September.
The cold box provided by JICA will keep vaccines at atemperature of 2-8 degrees Celsius with a temperature monitoring device toensure the safe transportation from the central storage to injection stationsin the localities nationwide.
On July 8, the Health Ministry issued a decision approving aplan on the implementation of the national COVID-19 vaccination campaign. Thisis the biggest-ever vaccination campaign in the country, carried out from July 2021 to April2022, with 19,000 vaccination stations across Vietnam.
Joining hands with the Vietnamese Government, in July, JICAalso implemented a cooperation programme with the International Organizationfor Migration (IOM) in a project to prevent infection and intensify epidemiologicalcontrol at border gates. Through this support programme worth 20 million JPY,JICA helps train and improve the capacity of Vietnam’s border gate officers ondisease control, and provide personal protective equipment and equipmentnecessary for hand hygiene.
JICA is committed to continue working with the JapaneseGovernment to support Vietnam in early controlling the COVID-19 pandemic./.
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A cold box to preserve COVID-19 vaccines (Photo: VNA) 
