December 24/2021/ENA/ Ethiopian Airlines has received IATA’s Center of Excellence for Independent Validators in Pharmaceutical Logistics (CEIV Pharma) certification as an airline and ground handling in December 2021. Ethiopian Airlines is the first airline in Africa to receive the CEIV pharma certification, according to a press release of the airline. The certification would enable to improve the airline’s goal in providing efficient and effective transportation of pharmaceuticals throughout its pharma networks, it was learned. With an annual capacity of more than a million tons, Ethiopian global air cargo and logistics hub in Addis Ababa has various special cargo handling facilities like Pharma and Life Science, Live Animals, Perishable cargo, live sea food and dangerous goods, the press release of the airline stated. Cold storage areas in these freight facilities are dedicated for the handling of pharmaceuticals and healthcare products, armed with a dedicated climate control ranging between -30OC to +25OC.

Source: Ethiopian News December 24, 2021 16:08 UTC