Saudi cargo joins UNICEF’s mission to support global delivery of COVID-19 vaccines
The air cargo will form a global supply chain for potential human health crises now and in the future.
By Sakina Fatima| Published: 6th April 2021 7:56 pm IST
Riyadh: The Saudi Shipping company has joined UNICEF’s Humanitarian Air Cargo Initiative to support the delivery of life-saving COVID-19 vaccines around the world.
The company is the national carrier of air freight in Saudi Arabia and has joined the initiative with 10 leading airlines to help deliver vaccines as well as essential medicines, medical devices, and other vital supplies.
As part of the initiative, airports in more than 100 countries will support the COVAX facility to ensure adequate access to vaccines.
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Analysis
The question of air cargo – how it has been affected by the pandemic, in what way(s) it has actually benefitted from it, its growing importance (along with e-commerce), and how it can contribute to global vaccination programmes – was discussed during the most recent session of
CAPA Live in Dec-2020, during two sessions.
The full sessions are available ‘on demand’ to subscribers to CAPA Live. To become a subscriber, you can apply to gain a free pass here.
The text below contains snippets of dialogue from the two sessions, together with video links for those who wish to explore panellists’ comments in more detail.
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