Azerbaijan receives special equipment within EU and WHO project (PHOTO)
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 7. Special equipment
was handed over to Azerbaijan within the framework of the 'Support
for COVID-19 Vaccination' project implemented by the World Health
Organization (WHO) with the financial support of the EU, on World
Health Day which is celebrated on April 7, Trend reports.
The equipment transfer ceremony was organized by the Azerbaijani
office of the WHO.
The ceremony, held on the eve of the traditional European
Immunization Week, held annually at the end of April, was attended
by the Deputy Minister of health of Azerbaijan, Nadir Zeynalov,
acting Chairman of the Board of the Association for the Management
of Medical Territorial Units (TABIB) Vugar Gurbanov, WHO
Representative in Azerbaijan Hande Harmanci, EU Ambassador to Baku
Peter Michalko.
Speakers at the event noted the work done under this project and
the main achievements in the fight against the coronavirus COVID-19
pandemic.
A total of 100 refrigerators for storing vaccines with a
capacity of 145 liters were transferred to the Centers for Hygiene
and Epidemiology of the Azerbaijani Ministry of Health and 200
refrigerators with a capacity of 98 liters to TABIB in order to
strengthen the cold chain system for both the storage of vaccines
against COVID-19 and other drugs.
All WHO-certified refrigerators are equipped with a voltage
stabilizer and a device that provides 30-day temperature
control.
Azerbaijan has also received 122 portable containers for
vaccines, 102 computers, 79 printers, and 79 uninterruptible power
supplies.
It is also planned to supply additional equipment and devices to
Azerbaijan within the framework of the COVID-19 Vaccination Support
project in order to ensure the safe storage and transportation of
vaccines.
The Azerbaijani representative office of WHO will transfer 500
pieces of equipment for transporting vaccines to TABIB at the end
of April.
The WHO Office with the financial support of the EU has launched
a three-year project 'Support for COVID-19 vaccination' in order to
fight the COVID-19 pandemic in Azerbaijan and strengthen
immunization programs, since June 2021.
This project is an integral part of the ongoing support of the
EU and WHO to Azerbaijan.
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- Azerbaijan
- WHO
- World Health Organization
- coronavirus COVID-19
- COVID-19 vaccine
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