Gumpella (Burkina Faso). Gampella is a small location in Burkina Faso where the refrigerators have not been working in the medical center for the past about a year. There are many places around the world where this facility is not available yet. In such a situation, the campaign to control the coronavirus may be interrupted.
Continuous 'cold chains' from the factory to the syringe (needle) will be needed to protect the coronavirus vaccine affecting the whole world. But despite the progress made towards developing 'cold chains' in developing countries, nearly three billion out of the world's 7.8 billion people do not have temperature-controlled storage for vaccination campaigns to overcome COVID-19.
The result will be that the vaccine will reach the poorest people around the world who have been most affected by this deadly virus. The 'cold chain' for vaccines is another inequality against the poor who live and work in more crowded conditions. This allows the virus to spread. Medical oxygen is also less accessible to such people, which is important for the treatment of infection with this virus. Apart from this, such people also face a shortage of laboratories, supplies, or technicians for large-scale testing.
Maintaining a 'cold chain' for coronavirus vaccines will also not be easy for rich countries, especially if it requires temperatures around minus 30 degrees Celsius (minus 94 degrees F). There has not been enough investment for infrastructure and cooling technology that will be needed for vaccines.
It has been eight months since the epidemic and experts warn that large parts of the world lack adequate refrigeration for an effective vaccination program. It includes most of Central Asia, India, South-East Asia, and a large part of Latin America as well.
The refrigerator of this clinic located near the capital of Burkina Faso went bad last year. This medical center serves about 11 thousand people.
Due to equipment breakdown, vaccines for tetanus, tuberculosis, and other common diseases are not kept in this center. It affects local people.