Giving "priority" in transporting sensitive medicines and vaccination programs to children and ensuring equitable access to the vaccine
"Emirates" and "Etihad Shipping" cooperate with "UNICEF" to transport "Covid-19" vaccines
The new move is the latest in a series of actions the two carriers have taken to support global societies.
From the source
picture
The Emirates Air Cargo Company and the Etihad Shipping Company have signed two agreements with the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), to give priority to the transfer of COVID-19 vaccines, essential medicines, medical devices, and other vital supplies, to help combat the pandemic.
The "Humanitarian Air Transport Initiative", led by "UNICEF", brings together a number of partners who have the capabilities to distribute basic supplies to more than 100 markets, to support the global initiative "Kovacs", which aims to achieve equitable access to "Covid-19" vaccines.
«Emirates SkyCargo»
In detail, the Emirates Air Cargo Company, the air cargo arm of "Emirates Airlines", signed an agreement with the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) to give priority to the transfer of "Covid-19" vaccines, basic medicines, medical devices, and other vital supplies, to help Pandemic control.
A statement issued yesterday stated that this step comes in the latest in a series of measures taken by the Emirates Airlines Shipping Department to support global communities in their efforts to recover from the devastating effects of the "Covid-19" pandemic.
A humanitarian initiative
According to the statement, the "Humanitarian Air Transport Initiative" led by "UNICEF" brings together a number of partners who have the capabilities to distribute essential supplies to more than 100 markets to support the global initiative "Kovacs", which aims to achieve equitable access to "Covid-19" vaccines.
The UNICEF initiative will also serve as a guide for collective global partnership in facing future health and humanitarian crises.
"The faster societies access vaccines (Covid-19), the more fruitful their efforts will be to limit the spread of the virus and recover," said Nabil Sultan, Senior Vice President of Emirates Airlines Shipping.
He added: “We have committed ourselves to fighting the pandemic from the beginning, and have launched several initiatives to accelerate the distribution of vaccines across Dubai, starting with our internationally accredited air center, while our partnership with (UNICEF) constitutes another step for setting priorities and facilitating the rapid and safe movement of vaccines (Covid-19), especially to Hardest hit communities ».
«Etihad Shipping»
In addition, Etihad Shipping Company, the cargo operations and logistics arm of the Etihad Aviation Group, announced the signing of a five-year memorandum of understanding with the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) to support the organization's humanitarian air cargo initiative.
Under the memorandum of understanding, "Etihad Shipping" will support global efforts to distribute "Covid-19" vaccines, basic medicines, medical equipment, and other necessary supplies to deal with the spread of the disease, as well as manage the various necessary needs.
Etihad Shipping will also focus its efforts on ensuring that the periodic vaccination programs of UNICEF reach the most needy children around the world.
Pharma Life service
Badr Al Ali, Senior Commercial Director for the UAE, Middle East Affairs and Cargo Aircraft Leasing at Etihad Cargo, said: “(Etihad Shipping) will employ its vast experience in the field of safe and effective drug transportation services, by providing PharmaLife service for transporting products. "Heat-sensitive medicines and healthcare that have been accredited by the International Air Transport Association's Center for Independent Auditors of Excellence for Medicines Transport and Life Sciences Logistics Services."
big responsibility
For her part, Director of Supplies Department at UNICEF, Etleva Cadelli, said: “The distribution of vaccines implies a great responsibility in terms of the role that the supply chain plays in saving the lives of many people, in addition to many challenges and complications in terms of the large numbers of doses that must be transported. ».
Emirates SkyCargo covers 130 destinations
Emirates Air Cargo, the world leader in transporting heat-sensitive medicines including vaccines, has a global network covering 130 destinations in six continents, and uses a modern fleet of wide-body aircraft, in addition to the modern European Union-approved infrastructure for the safe transport of medicines and vaccines. At its center in Dubai.
In October 2020, Emirates SkyCargo announced the establishment of the largest air center in the world dedicated to storing and distributing Covid-19 vaccines approved by the European Union.
With more than 15,000 square meters of available storage space for vaccines, Emirates SkyCargo can store large quantities of Covid-19 vaccines in Dubai, and regularly transport required quantities to markets with a limited cold chain infrastructure, which reduces the need for solutions. Storage on a large scale.
100 countries
The "UNICEF Humanitarian Air Cargo Initiative" includes a group of global airlines, whose operations cover more than 100 countries.
It aims to support the "international Kovacs plan", which aims to distribute "Covid-19" vaccines in an equitable manner.
3 entities from Dubai
Under the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, Emirates SkyCargo cooperated in January 2021 with three other Dubai-based entities: Dubai Ports World and the International Humanitarian City. And Dubai Airports Corporation, to launch an initiative to transfer, store and accelerate the distribution of "Covid-19" vaccines around the world.
Follow our latest local and sports news, and the latest political and economic developments via Google news