Japan contributes cold chain equipment

Generous gift: Khairy receiving the donation from Hiroshi (second from right) during the presentation ceremony at the Health Ministry. Looking on are Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham (left) and Japan Cooperation International Agency Senior Representative Shinsalu Fukazawa. — Bernama

PUTRAJAYA: The Health Ministry received contribution of cold chain equipment worth RM6mil from the Japanese government through the Japan International Cooperation Agency to beef up the storage capacity of Covid-19 vaccines.

The contribution came in the form of 184 refrigerators, 1,343 cold boxes and 1,579 data loggers which would be distributed to 436 public health facilities nationwide in phases to fortify the cold chain management of the ongoing National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme.