JAPAN GIVES ZAMBIA K10 M FOR EXPANDING COLD CHAIN THE Japanese government has, through the Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA), provided a grant of about to K10 million (221 million Japanese Yen) to support the expansion of the cold chain aimed at improving Zambia’s vaccine management through infrastructure support and development. The project will see the procurement of a total of 423 refrigerators and 500 cold boxes which will translate into the expansion of the capacity of the cold chain from 45,200 litres to 59,550 in 2015. Part of the cold chain equipment, which includes 300 solar refrigerators meant for rural areas, electricity refrigerators, vaccine carriers, installation toolkits and refrigerator accessories, have already been handed over to the Zambian government by Japan. - See more at: mwebantu/2014/10/15/japan-gives-zambia-k10-m-for-expanding-cold-chain/#sthash.UjJvjJld.dpuf
Posted on: Wed, 15 Oct 2014 13:19:55 +0000