Guyana yesterday received five ultra-cold storage freezers from the United States Embassy to increase the country’s capacity to store COVID-19 vaccines.
The freezers, which cost approximately US$72,000, were handed over to the Minister of Health at the Ministry’s Kingston Storage bond. During the handing over, Charge d’Affaires at the U.S. Embassy Mark Cullinane said that the U.S. is committed to assisting Guyana in combatting the pandemic.
He noted that funding for the freezers was provided by the U.S. Department of Defense’s Humanitarian Assistance Program. “These freezers will help ensure that COVID-19 vaccines will be stored according to safety protocols, while also building the capacity of Guyana’s health system,” he noted.
