Godrej Ventures Into Vaccine Protection Sector With Sure Chill

The company has patented the use of refrigeration that does not need constant power to refrigerate. It guarantees maintenance at a temperature of 4 degrees Celsius.

Godrej, the famous manufacturer of refrigerators in India since 1957 has now launched enterprise refrigeration units for vaccines and blood banks in association with Sure Chill Technology.

Sure Chill is a Britain-based company that has //patented the use of a disruptive method of refrigeration that does not need constant power for refrigeration and guarantees maintenance of the best-suited temperature of 4 degrees Celsius.

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The units will be made out of a Pune-based facility that will have the capacity of producing 10,000 to 15,000 units a year.

"The operations can be ramped up to 35,000 units if there is a increase in demand in the market," said Godrej Appliances’ executive vice president Kamal Nandi.

"We are looking to export the refrigerators as well. Our immediate neighbors Africa will be on top of the list," Nandi added.

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Adult immunization is needed for adults whose mandatory childhood vaccines were either missed out or offer less protection, and to guard against new diseases.

The refrigeration units, which will come in four models including AC and DC power sources, will be sold at a price band starting from Rs.50,000 to Rs.2.5 lakh.

"A lot of pilots are being conducted right now and we have sold 11 units to the West Bengal government," said Nandi.

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According to the WHO, one child dies every 20 seconds from a disease preventable by vaccination and 151 million vaccines, valued around $750 million, are lost annually due to improper refrigeration in developing countries.

Source-IANS

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Godrej Ventures Into Vaccine Protection Sector With Sure Chill - a Britain-based Company

The company has patented the use of refrigeration that does not need constant power to refrigerate. It guarantees maintenance at a temperature of 4 degrees Celsius.