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WHO gives laboratory, cold chain equipment to Maldives to strengthen pandemic response, build resilient health systems / 25 February 2021
Malé
, February 25, 2021: The World Health Organization today handed over cold chain and laboratory supplies to the Ministry of Health Maldives to strengthen pandemic response and support building of a resilient health system.
At a virtual ceremony WHO South-East Asia Regional Director, Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh, handed over the supplies to the Minister of Health, Mr. Ahmed Naseem. The supplies will build modern cold chain system for COVID-19 and other vaccines, strengthen quality of care, and sustain quality testing for COVID-19, measles, rubella and Influenza.