Rwanda found an answer to have vaccines on time – RNA NEWS

Symposium participants

The Rwanda Biomedical Center (RBC) says that Rwanda has found an answer to having vaccines on time and which are of quality and that this is the result of a lesson inherited from the Covid-19 period.

RBC affirms that the population benefits from vaccines on time and which are well preserved to maintain their quality, according to the Director of the Research Department within RBC, Dr Eric Remera.

“The Covid-19 period has shown that drones can be used to deliver vaccines to the needy in a short time. The lesson is that all institutions work together to accomplish this goal,” he said.

He informed that in the world 25% of vaccines are damaged during their transfer, but that RBC does not yet have details for the case of Rwanda.

He discussed the country’s strategies to ensure the proper storage of vaccines.

The Secretary of State for Health, Dr Yvan Butera

“We are carrying out diverse research to maintain the good quality of vaccines reaching the beneficiaries. We have partners who work in cooling vaccines and transporting them to administer them to the population. But it may happen that few vaccines suffer from this. Reason why a meeting of Experts on the subject is being held to reduce possible losses,” he continued.

The Secretary of State for Health, Dr Yvan, informed that the 74^th World Congress of Physicians held recently in Kigali, Rwanda has taken a big step towards the development of drug and vaccine industries.

“Strategies are being taken for the country to manufacture vaccines and drugs, train sufficient doctors and develop quality care. All this will make Rwanda a healthcare center of excellence in the region in the near future,” he said.

Then the Secretary of State for Health officially opened the Vaccine Symposium, a four-day gathering of global stakeholders in vaccine research and cold chain management to foster collaboration to shape the future of vaccine development, delivery and storage. (END)

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