By Tesfa-Alem Tekle More by this AuthorThe Ethiopian Airlines on Saturday announced that it has delivered the first Covid-19 vaccine shipment to Africa. In a statement sent to the Nation, the award winning and largest airline in Africa said the vaccine delivery flight was made Saturday, February 6, 2021 from Beijing to N'Djamena via Addis Ababa. “We are glad that we have launched the delivery of our mission-critical service with the distribution of Covid-19 vaccine," said Ethiopian Group CEO Tewolde GebreMariam. Saturday’s vaccine delivery to the African continent is part of the partnership agreement the Ethiopian Airlines signed with Cainiao Smart Logistics Network, the logistics arm of China’s Alibaba Group, to launch a cold chain air freight for transporting temperature-controlled medicines. AdvertisementCold chain air transportPreviously, the Ethiopian Airlines had announced the launch of a cold chain air freight to transport temperature-sensitive medicines, including Covid-19 vaccines.

Source: Ethiopian News February 07, 2021 06:11 UTC