AbuDhabi to be globalhub for vaccine supplyFIVE MILLION DOSES TRANSPORTED THIS MONTHABUDHABI
A bu Dhabi is all set tobe the global logis-tics hub to facilitateCovid-19 vaccinedistribution across
theworld, after spearheading thelaunch of theHope Consortium.Comprising leading Abu Dha-
bi and global entities, the HopeConsortium represents a com-plete supply chain solution to ad-dress vaccine transport, demandplanning, sourcing, training anddigital technology infrastructureand facilitate vaccine availabilityacross theworld.Hope Consortium member
Etihad Cargo and the consor-tium have transported five mil-lion vaccines in November onbehalf of the Department ofHealth – Abu Dhabi, which isspearheading the consortiumand will oversee regulatorycompliance, full chain exper-tise and scientific insight.The consortium also includes
Abu Dhabi Ports Company,Rafed, the healthcare purchas-ing arm of Abu Dhabi-basedADQand SkyCell of Switzerland,which develops next-generation,temperature-controlled logisticscontainers for the pharmaceuti-cal industry. As part of the HopeConsortium, SkyCell will estab-lish a regional service and man-ufacturing centre in AbuDhabi.
Public-private partnership“The Hope Consortium is
a prime example of how AbuDhabi is leading in providingsolutions, capabilities and ca-pacities to help the world get
through this global pandemic.It is a continuationof all players’collaboration of a UAE-basedpublic-private partnership thatspans the globe. While assuringvaccine supply to the domesticmarket, the Hope Consortiumwill offer international gov-ernments, non-governmentalorganisations and vaccine sup-pliers a cohesive solution acrossevery supply chain step – fromair freight, regional storage andtemperature monitoring, toinventory management, coldand ultra-cold container solu-
tion, regulatory clearance andhealthcare and pharma qualityassurance,” said Shaikh Abdul-lah Bin Mohammad Al Hamed,chairman of the Department ofHealth – Abu Dhabi.“Developing a vaccine is only
thefirst step in getting to a solu-tion, getting that vaccine to thewhole globe, while maintain-ing a robust integrity of tem-perature is an equal challengeby itself, the Hope Consortiumwill provide that solution onthe highest level of quality.
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■ The Hope Consortium haspooled its collective expertise togarner amulti-faceted capabilityto provide logistics services tohandle over six billion doses fromthe vaccines being developedandmanufactured around theworld –whether in single ormulti doses – in cold and ultra-coldconditions in 2021, rising to over three timesmore vials by the endof next year – the largest capacity and logistics capability regionallyand one of the largest globally.
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