Health Ministry Launches Cold Room Fort Portal
The Ministry of Health yesterday launched the regional cold room at Fort portal regional referral hospital to help in keeping vaccines before they are distributed in the different health centers in the region.
The cold room according to the ministry of health has the capacity of 10,000 liters o vaccines or the districts o Kabarole, Kamwengye, Kitawenda, Kyenjojo, Kyegegwa, Fort portal, Bunyangabu, Kasese,Ntoroko and Bundibuyo.
The facility was launched by the minister I health in charge of primary health care Margret Muhanga. Muhanga said the facility will now save the locals from walking long distances to go to health facilities with cold rooms or the vaccinations.
The minister also used the opportunity to lash out at what she described as prophets of doom that are discouraging the locals from taking vaccinations challenging them to stop the act.
Late last year, Kabarole district health office revealed that their campaign on vaccination was being sabotaged by prophets who were encouraging parents not to take their children for vaccination describing the vaccines as dangerous to the lives of their children.
Dr. Alex Adaku, the Fort portal regional referral hospital director praised the ministry of health for the initiative saying this will help the health facilities to meet their targets on vaccination without any hindrances.
