Emirates Air Cargo transports one billion doses of the “Covid-19” vaccine to 80 destinations via Dubai
Emirates SkyCargo, the cargo arm of Emirates Airlines, revealed that it has transported more than one billion doses of “Covid-19” vaccines on its planes.
And it stated in a statement, that it had achieved this historic achievement within 18 months of the first trial shipment to transport “Covid-19” vaccines in October 2020.
She explained that more than 4,200 tons of these vaccines, or more than one billion doses, were transported to more than 80 destinations on more than 2,000 flights, at a time when developing countries accounted for about two-thirds of the billion doses.
support efforts
The Senior Vice President of the Emirates Airline Cargo Department, Nabil Sultan, said that Emirates Air Cargo has focused, since the beginning of the "Covid 19" pandemic, on supporting the efforts of global communities to recover from the devastating effects of the virus.
He added, “We have given priority to helping developing countries.
Thanks to the strategic location of our center in Dubai, in addition to the strength of our fleet of modern wide-body aircraft, our advanced facilities, and our prepared capabilities to deal with temperature-sensitive medicines, we were able to transport (Covid-19) vaccines safely, reliably and quickly to and from different parts of the world. ”
And he continued: “On the occasion of the upcoming World Health Day, which falls on the seventh of this April, it is worthwhile to be proud of the (Emirates Air Cargo) team in all our stations around the world, whose members spared no effort during the pandemic to maintain the flow of supply chains of essential commodities such as Vaccines and food.
logistics services
"Emirates Air Cargo" reviewed the beginnings of its efforts, indicating that, with the beginning of August 2020, it was one of the first global carriers that began mapping global logistics, in preparation for the transfer of "Covid-19" vaccines.
She added that in October 2020, "Emirates Airlines" announced the establishment of an air center approved in accordance with European Union standards for the transport of vaccines, noting that the cargo department of "Emirates Airlines" transported during the same month, in cooperation with its logistic partners, trial shipments of "Covid" vaccines. -19” via Dubai.
Dubai Vaccine Alliance
And in January 2021, Emirates Air Cargo cooperated with leading institutions in Dubai to form the “Dubai Vaccine Alliance” to accelerate the distribution of vaccines through Dubai to developing countries.
In February 2021, it also signed a memorandum of understanding with the United Nations Children’s Fund “UNICEF” to prioritize the transportation and delivery of “Covid-19” vaccines in support of the “Cofax” initiative, to transport “Emirates Air Cargo”, by early April 2021, more than 50 million doses of Vaccines.
pharmaceutical refrigeration
And “Emirates Air Cargo” stated that in June 2021, it expanded the pharmaceutical cold chain infrastructure at Dubai International Airport, which allowed it to store between 60 and 90 million additional doses of “Covid-19” vaccines at any time.
With the global expansion of vaccine distribution and management, the carrier facilitated the transportation of larger quantities of vaccines from countries of origin to various destinations, bringing the total that it transported through Dubai to 250 million doses by September 2021, and to 600 million doses by December 2021.
200 tons per day
It is noteworthy that «Emirates Air Cargo» is one of the leading global air transport companies for the transport of heat-sensitive pharmaceutical products.
In addition to the “Covid-19” vaccines, the company transports medicines and other important treatments on its flights to more than 140 destinations across six continents.
It is estimated that Emirates Airlines planes transport more than 200 tons of pharmaceutical products per day.
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