CM Naveen Flags Off Insulated Vaccine Van & Mobile Collection Van

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday flagged off Insulated Vaccine Van and Mobile Collection Van faciliated by the Health and Family Welfare Department from Naveen Nivas. Health and Family Welfare Minister Niranjan Pujari and Secretary to CM (5T) VK Pandian were present on the occasion.

Insulated Vaccine Van: Universal Immunization Programme has an aim to reduce the mortality and morbidity caused due to vaccine preventable diseases. For Universal and timely coverage vaccines are stored and transported to various stores and implementation sites located throughout the state. To achieve this goal a very crucial mandate is to maintain the Cold Chain System of all vaccines at all levels up to the immunization point.

Insulated vaccine van play a very important role in the transportation of temperature-sensitive vaccines from high level vaccine stores to field level stores and Immunization points. Our State has 01 State Vaccine Store, 32 District Vaccine Stores and 1190 Cold Chain Points for safe storage of vaccines.

OSMCL has procured 10 no. of Vaccine Vans to ensure smooth vaccine supply across the state.

The 10 numbers of vaccine vans are procured at the total cost of Rs 3.32 crore (@ Rs 33.26 lakh per van) out of the State budget. They will be positioned at the State Vaccine Stores and 9 Regional Vaccine Stores at Balasore, Bolangir, Berhampur, Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Koraput, Phulbani, Sambalpur & Sundargarh to manage the smooth vaccine supply ensuring healthcare for all.

Mobile Blood Collection Van: As a part of life saving measure and in order to increase voluntary blood collection in remote areas blood collection vans are being supplied to different health facilities.

In November 2019, 9 Mobile Blood Collection Vans were supplied and are stationed at the Blood Banks of SCB MC&H- Cuttack, MKCG MC&H- Berhampur, VIMSAR-Burla, DHH-Bolangir, SLNMC&H-Koraput, DHH-Baripada, DHH- Balasore, DHH-Bargarh and RGH-Rourkela resulting an increase of the total voluntary blood collection from 89,917 units in 2020 to 1,26,747 units in the year 2022.

In order to further carry forward this trend, another 5 nos. of fully fabricated Mobile Blood Collection Vans (which include Collection Equipment such as Donor Couch, Blood Storage Refrigerator, Blood Collection Monitor, Blood Bag Sealer and Ancillaries such as generator, inverter etc.) are procured by the State Government @Rs 54 lakh per van leading to total cost of Rs 2.70 crore (Inclusive of Blood Collection Equipment & ancillaries, vehicle registration, insurance, 3 years comprehensive warranty & GST). This will definitely help common citizen for their requirement of blood.