Africa-Press – Ethiopia. April 17/2021(ENA) Ethiopian Airlines said it has transported 3.5 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine from Shanghai to São Paulo, Brazil.
Ethiopian has been a leading pan-African airline to fight against the pandemic since the outbreak of the virus.
The group CEO Tewolde Gebermariam stated that efficient and timely delivery of vaccines would save millions of lives that could have been lost due to lack of access to vaccines, according to a press release of Ethiopian.
Ethiopian Airlines has beefed up its cargo shipment capacity by reconfiguring its passenger aircraft and introducing new technologies.
The airline pointed out that it has become the choice of cargo partners as a result of its agility, capability to store and carry time-sensitive shipments such as pharmaceuticals.
Currently, Ethiopian is developing an in-house dry ice manufacturing facility that is capable of producing 9,000kgm of ice daily to fulfill the need for additional coolants for vaccines produced by Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna that require ultra-cold environment for transport, it was learned.
So far, Ethiopian Cargo and Logistics Services has transported over 20 million doses of vaccine to more than 20 countries.
