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The Government of Japan will convey Minzdravu KR medical equipment for 300 thousand dollars
14-08-2008
16:28
BISHKEK (CNA press) - In Bishkek at the Center for Immunization tomorrow, August 15, 2008, the Ministry of Health will transfer equipment to Kyrgyzstan cold storage and transport of vaccines, acquired grant funds to the Government of Japan in a joint project between the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) and World Health Organization .
According to the Health Ministry press service, as a gift to the people of Kyrgyzstan made three cold rooms of 30 m2 and 10 m2, on 60 brands of refrigerators MK-304 and MK-074, two diesel-generator capacity of 20 kW, 310 voltage regulators and a car "Gazelle".
At the transfer ceremony will feature representatives of the Japanese Government and JICA, Deputy Minister of Health CD Sabyrzhan Abdikarimov, the representative of the UN Children's Fund representative Timothy Shaffter and WHO.
After the solemn part of the valuable cargo will leave for their intended purpose: cold rooms - at regional warehouses Osh and Jalalabad areas and the central warehouse of measles vaccine, refrigerators povezut to inoculative items of medical organizations. This vehicle will be used for operational missions mobile brigade to repair refrigeration equipment.
In addition to cold equipment Government of Japan has also provided funds to develop operational plans for the preservation of vaccines in the event of prolonged power cuts or other emergencies, as well as the holding training sessions for staff on the cold chain. Total support is 300 thousand U.S. dollars.
"This aid - very timely. Effectiveness vaktsinoprofilaktiki carried out by the population, largely depends on storage conditions vaccine preparations ", - told the Director of the Center for Immunization Dzholdosh Kalilov.
According to him, 70% of the cold chain equipment operated in the republic more than 20 years and consists of the production of domestic refrigerators CIS countries, 11% of the equipment is in the non-state, taking into account those items on which there is no equipment at all.
"The question of the cold chain is particularly relevant in connection with the threat of avian influenza pandemic. It may happen that in order to protect the population could simultaneously reach a large number of vaccines in a fairly short period of time that will need to be stored in refrigerators at a certain temperature ", - underscored T. Shaffter.
Note that except Kyrgyzstan Similar projects are already in 13 countries worldwide at a total cost of $ 8 million
14-08-2008
16:28
BISHKEK (CNA press) - In Bishkek at the Center for Immunization tomorrow, August 15, 2008, the Ministry of Health will transfer equipment to Kyrgyzstan cold storage and transport of vaccines, acquired grant funds to the Government of Japan in a joint project between the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) and World Health Organization .
According to the Health Ministry press service, as a gift to the people of Kyrgyzstan made three cold rooms of 30 m2 and 10 m2, on 60 brands of refrigerators MK-304 and MK-074, two diesel-generator capacity of 20 kW, 310 voltage regulators and a car "Gazelle".
At the transfer ceremony will feature representatives of the Japanese Government and JICA, Deputy Minister of Health CD Sabyrzhan Abdikarimov, the representative of the UN Children's Fund representative Timothy Shaffter and WHO.
After the solemn part of the valuable cargo will leave for their intended purpose: cold rooms - at regional warehouses Osh and Jalalabad areas and the central warehouse of measles vaccine, refrigerators povezut to inoculative items of medical organizations. This vehicle will be used for operational missions mobile brigade to repair refrigeration equipment.
In addition to cold equipment Government of Japan has also provided funds to develop operational plans for the preservation of vaccines in the event of prolonged power cuts or other emergencies, as well as the holding training sessions for staff on the cold chain. Total support is 300 thousand U.S. dollars.
"This aid - very timely. Effectiveness vaktsinoprofilaktiki carried out by the population, largely depends on storage conditions vaccine preparations ", - told the Director of the Center for Immunization Dzholdosh Kalilov.
According to him, 70% of the cold chain equipment operated in the republic more than 20 years and consists of the production of domestic refrigerators CIS countries, 11% of the equipment is in the non-state, taking into account those items on which there is no equipment at all.
"The question of the cold chain is particularly relevant in connection with the threat of avian influenza pandemic. It may happen that in order to protect the population could simultaneously reach a large number of vaccines in a fairly short period of time that will need to be stored in refrigerators at a certain temperature ", - underscored T. Shaffter.
Note that except Kyrgyzstan Similar projects are already in 13 countries worldwide at a total cost of $ 8 million
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