These are some of the people who ensured Kenya was ready to receive the Covid-19 vaccine that arrive today. Kebs is the region’s reference laboratory and ensures all calibrated equipment matches with international standards. He says Kebs works closely with the Ministry of Health to ensure Kenya’s cold chain of refrigerators and other storage systems work within the required measurements. Bangi says Kenya’s cold chain is regularly maintained to international standards and that should give Kenyans faith in the vaccine that arrives today. The national self-assessments evaluated vaccine country readiness based upon 10 key sets of indicators, including: planning and coordination, resources and funding, vaccine regulations, service delivery, training and supervision, monitoring and evaluation, vaccine logistics, vaccine safety and surveillance, communications and community engagement.

Source: The Star March 02, 2021 00:56 UTC