Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday flagged off Insulated Vaccine Van and Mobile Collection Van faciliated by the Health and Family Welfare Department from Naveen Nivas. Health and Family Welfare Minister Niranjan Pujari and Secretary to CM (5T) VK Pandian were present on the occasion.
Insulated Vaccine Van: Universal Immunization Programme has an aim to reduce the mortality and morbidity caused due to vaccine preventable diseases. For Universal and timely coverage vaccines are stored and transported to various stores and implementation sites located throughout the state. To achieve this goal a very crucial mandate is to maintain the Cold Chain System of all vaccines at all levels up to the immunization point.
Insulated vaccine van play a very important role in transportation of temperature sensitive vaccines from high level vaccine stores to field level stores and Immunization points. Our State has 01 State Vaccine Store, 32 District Vaccine Stores and 1190 Cold Chain Points for safe storage of vaccines.
OSMCL has procured 10 no. of Vaccine Vans to ensure smooth vaccine supply across the state.
The 10 numbers of vaccine vans are procured at the total cost of Rs 3.32 crore (@ Rs 33.26 lakh per van) out of the State budget. They will be positioned at the State Vaccine Stores and 9 Regional Vaccine Stores at Balasore, Bolangir, Berhampur, Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Koraput, Phulbani, Sambalpur & Sundargarh to manage the smooth vaccine supply ensuring healthcare for all.
