EU Donates 8 SDD Refrigerators, as Borno Denies Storage of Dead COVID 19 Vaccines

 

Head of mission INTERSOS, Enkas Chau making the donation to Borno State Government 

By JOE Hemba 

 

The Borno State government has disclosed as false some  recent reports in the Media(not The Nation) that the  protracted power blackout in Maiduguri has affected the potency of  a large number of  COVID19 vaccines.

 

The Executive Director, Borno State Primary Health Care Development Agency ( SPHCDA ), Dr Goni Adam disclosed this while taking delivery of 8 Solar Direct Drive Refrigerators (SDD) with batteries and air conditions donated by INTERSOS with funds from  the European Union.

 

 The items are meant for  onward distribution across eight local government areas of the State. 

 

 

He  noted that the absence of the electricity did not affect the storage system of the agency which he said have said enough solar direct drive refrigerators for the COVID-19 vaccines.

 

"So it is not true that we have dead vaccines . In all our primary healthcare facilities, we have solar drive refrigerators where we keep our vaccines. So our vaccines are always alive and safe for use," he explained. 

 

 

Mr. Adam on behalf of  Borno State government expressed gratitude to INTERSOS for the donations made adding that it will go a long way in supporting the campaign of the State government in the fight against the virus in the state.

 

 

" We are happy that we are receiving the Solar Direct Drive Refrigerators from INTERSOS. I assure you that we will make good use of the facilities. We will immediately deploy them to the benefiting local government areas, " he added.

 

 

In his address,  the Head of Mission INTERSOS Nigeria, Mr Enkas Chau, said the organization was  supporting and collaborating with the Borno State Primary Health Care Development Agency in four vaccination pillars comprising; Risk communication and community engagement; Logistics and cold chain, Vaccination; adverse effect following immunization; Acute Flaccid paralysis community surveillance in the eight local government areas of Bama, Dikwa, Magumeri, Monguno, MMC , Ngala, Konduga and Jere.

 

 

" INTERSOS among other Borno State partners including WHO, UNICEF, AFENET, and NCDC supports Borno in solidarity to ensure a successful COVID-19 vaccination campaign with strong emphasis on internally displaced persons ( IDPs  ) camps in hard- to - reach areas of the State. 

" With funding from European Union Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid ( ECHO ) and Switching Vluchteling , INTERSOS continues to support communication, AEFI, AFP surveillance, cold chain and vaccination activities across the eight targeted local government areas," he disclosed.

 

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