Africa-Press – Cameroun. Dulas solar vaccine refrigerators come in different shapes and sizes and run at a stable +5 °C (generally 2-8°C) with a freeze-free guarantee. They are equipped with a unique phase-change material built into the wall lining of the refrigerators that fluctuate between a liquid and a solid at +5 degrees thus guaranteeing the walls never go below freezing; the importance of that is to enable a secure cold chain for the more remote regions.
These equipment will ensure preparedness for immunization programs including Covid-19 vaccination in remote areas of Cameroon and help in the country’s fight against Covid-9. The two Dulas VC50SDD refrigerators can contain vaccines that could vaccinate up to 3400 people with two doses of the Oxford Astrazeneca vaccine.
The vaccine refrigerators were handed to the Ministry of Public Health and the CBC Health Services in Yaoundé last May 31, 2021.
Dr. Judith Seunge, a senior official in the Ministry of Public Health chaired the symbolic handover event at the premises of the Expanded Program on Immunization in Yaoundé on behalf of the Minister of Public Health in the presence of the Deputy British High Commissioner to Cameroon, Nigel Holmes, CBC, and W.H.O representatives and Dulas Solar’s local partner, Hero Technologies.
Hero Technologies CEO, Dr. Ndambi B. Ndaya said the initiative follows a visit to Cameroon in December 2019 of Catherine McLennan, International Sales Manager for Dulas Solar.
Dr. Ndambi said the company and her partners are very interested in looking into the numerous energy problems at every level in Cameroon. He said they offer a wide range of locally adapted renewable energy solutions on a small and large scale, from conception through design, supply of materials, installation, and maintenance.
“This gift is a demonstration of how adapted our solutions can be, and we hope the beneficiaries enjoy unmatched reliability and comfort as they use them,” Dr. Ndambi said.
Dulas’ local partners, Hero Technologies gave a thrilling live demonstration of the functioning equipment to the guests at the ceremony. The unique internationally accessible, remote monitoring vaccine guard technology of Dulas captured the curiosity of many people present at the event, as Dr. Divine Bondfleet, Director of Procurement at Hero Technologies walked them through it.
The Deputy British High Commissioner to Cameroon in a tweet after the ceremony said: “I’m enthusiastic about prospects for adoption of British vaccine cold chain technology from WHO certified manufacturer Dulas Solar to boost Cameroon’s immunization coverage. Solar-powered fridges offered to MINSANTE and CBC Health Board yesterday are a valuable contribution.”
The CBC installed its own refrigerator at the Ndu Baptist Health Center in the North West region while that of the government was installed at the Abong-Mbang district hospital in the East region. Dulas and its trusted local partners – Hero Technologies, ensured seamless movement of the equipment from the UK and to the said localities as well as the installations.
Prof Tih Pius, Director of Health Services at CBC explained that they chose Ndu because it is becoming a strategic distribution hub and itself serves over 85,000 people in the town.
