Cross River receives 10 direct solar powered refrigerators from EU

The Cross River State Government says it has received 10 solar powered refrigerators from the European Union Support to Immunisation in Nigeria for the storage of vaccines.
Dr. Betta Edu, the Director-General, State Primary Healthcare Development Agency, made the disclosure on Tuesday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Calabar.
Edu said that the direct solar refrigerators would enhance immunisation and primary healthcare in the state, especially for storage of vaccines during power outage.
She said that the refrigerators had been distributed to 10 local government areas across the three senatorial districts with a view to ensuring quality healthcare delivery.
Edu said that the state was among the 23 states in the country that benefitted from the EU project.
She said that Governor Ben Ayade had flagged off the project in the state in November.
Edu said: “We are appealing to EU-SIGN to complete the earlier projects they started in the state, including renovation of the state Cold Store and repairs of the Chain Equipment.
“We are happy that we have a governor who is so passionate about healthcare in the state, and in his magnanimity, he has approved a permanent site for the agency.”
She said that the governor had signed into law the State Health Insurance Scheme tagged: “Ayadecare” meant to make healthcare accessible and affordable for residents.
She said that with the signing of the law, the state was on its way to achieving universal and quality healthcare that would strengthen primary healthcare delivery in the state.