Sindh approaches WHO to supply free coronavirus vaccine to impoverished individuals

Sindh Health Minister Dr. Azra Pechuho said that the vaccine should be offered to those who might not afford it, who have comorbidities, and who are the front-line fighters against the infectious disease.

KARACHI: Sindh Health Minister Dr Azra Pechuho on Friday regreted that the federal government has actually not taken provinces into confidence regarding the coronavirus vaccination timeline.

Pechuho said she learnt about the federal government’s position on vaccine through media reports.

The PPP minister stated it was hard to state when the vaccine will be offered for the general public, including that there has actually been no contact with vaccine makers.

However she hoped that the vaccine would be available before spring next year. “Individuals aged 60 and above and health care workers will be the very first to receive it.”

On Thursday, the health minister had looked for World Health Company (WHO) assistance for the procurement and dispensing of the vaccine for the impoverished people in Sindh.

Speaking at the inauguration of reconditioned Expanded Program on Immunisation (EPI) centre, she said the federal government should begin planning procurement, storage and circulation of the coronavirus vaccine.

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Provision of facilities

Up until now, the global health company has supplied six mobile vaccination vans to the EPI Sindh for each district of Karachi which would be utilized for routine vaccination, arrangement of health services, and nutrition support services.

WHO has actually also donated a number of other vehicles for keeping an eye on activities reconditioned nine vaccination centres in the city and offered a 500- kilovolt generator for uninterrupted power supply to the EPI for keeping a cold chain for the storage of important vaccines in the EPI program.

WHO acknowledges improvement in Sindh

WHO’s country agent to Pakistan Dr Palitha Gunarathna Mahipala preserved that whenever he came to Sindh, he saw enhancement in its health sector.

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” We have refurbished 9 vaccination centres in Sindh and are going to refurbish 345 more such centres at the cost of USD1.4 million which is equal to over Rs200 million Pakistani rupees.”

” Today we have contributed vans for vaccination in six districts of Karachi and a number of other vehicles. We would provide mobile vans for all the districts of Sindh while we are contributing lots of other material in the health sector,” he included.

Highlighting on the value of vaccination, Dr Mahipala stated that smallpox had been removed from the world with the assistance of vaccination and now efforts were underway to get rid of several other illness in the very same manner.

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