UNICEF supported vaccines, test kits arrive in Myanmar

June 02, 2020

A special flight carrying regular vaccinations and COVID-19 test kits landed in Yangon International Airport yesterday afternoon.

The medical items and equipment were purchased through UNICEF by the Ministry of Health and Sports for the national vaccination programme that will be resuming.

The special flight was arranged by UNICEF and is part of the organization’s continuous support in Myanmar’s push against the disease.

The cargo contained 10,000 test kits for COVID-19 and 1.16 million regular vaccination vials and will be distributed to relevant departments of the Ministry of Health and Sports.

UNICEF and the Myanmar government collaborated with WHO, Gavi (Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization) and other affiliated organizations to bring the vaccines to Myanmar.

UNICEF also supplied COVID-19 test kits to Myanmar with the help of Gavi in May and WHO has also supplied medicine and other items for controlling and treating the disease.

India, China, South Korea, Singapore and Japan have also supplied medicine, equipment and medical assistance to Myanmar concerning COVID-19. —MNA (Translated by Zaw Htet Oo)