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The South Korean government donated 34 refrigerated trucks and four service vans valued at US$1.5 million to the Philippines
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The vehicles will be deployed to Department of Health regional offices to support the COVID-19 vaccination program and future immunization programs
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The donation is part of the South Korean government’s $2.5 million assistance to the Philippines, which aims to provide cold chain capacity-building for DOH supply chain officers
The South Korean government recently donated 34 refrigerated trucks and four service vans valued at US$1.5 million to the Philippines.
The vehicles will be deployed to various Department of Health (DOH) regional offices to support the COVID-19 vaccination program and future immunization programs.
“We are very pleased to partner with DOH to support the Philippines’ COVID-19 vaccination campaign. With the donation of these cold-chain trucks and vans, we are expecting to make a further contribution to the National Immunization Program,” Korean Ambassador Kim Inchul said during the turnover ceremony on February 15.
The donation, made through the Korea International Cooperation Agency and the Korean Embassy in the Philippines, is part of the South Korean government’s $2.5-million assistance to the Philippines, which aims to provide cold chain capacity-building for DOH supply chain officers.
To date, South Korea’s COVID-19 contribution to the Philippines has reached over $210 million, part of which was used to procure 510,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccines, 970,000 masks, 167,000 hygiene kits, 1,200 personal protective equipment, 530,000 swab test kits, seven walk-through booths, two extraction equipment, six isolation beds, and rice to feed 365,000 Filipinos.
About $200 million was allocated as budget support to help the government scale up its COVID-19 response.
