By Tope Bamidele
Ekiti state govt has taken delivery 187 solar direct drive cold chain equipments meant to store manage and preserve the temperature range of vaccines and drugs in health care facilities across the state..
At the ceremony held at central medical stores Eksuth Ado Ekiti , Governor kayode Fayemi said the equipments procured in patnership with the federal govt would be disributed to the 177 health centres for immediate use.
The Governor who also inaugurated the solar drive stressed that the usage of the equipment would enable the citizens to have better access to life savings drugs to prevent them from.untimely death as a result of infectious diseases.
Dr Fayemi announced that govt has procured solar powered refrigerators to boost cold chain system management and facilitate uninterrupted availability and distribution of vaccines to curb preventable deaths and attainment of health for all..
The Governor noted that adequate immunization would ensure that no child less than five years or pregnant women were left out of vaccination processes to improve neonatal,infant and maternal health indices.
He acknowledged various develop patners such as UNICEF,Who, NPHCDA for their role in ensuring qualitative health care through their financial assistance to the state.
Earlier the Commissioner for Health Dr Oyebanji Filani said govt has earmarked millions of naira as survival fund to be distributed to health facilities in the first quarter of the year.
Also the Chairman Ekiti state Primary Health Care Development Agency Mrs monisola oloro urged the citizens to ensure healthy environment and protect themselves from various diseases..
