Godrej Appliances has also identified blood storage as a space that needs technological innovation, as blood storage also requires maintenance of optimum temperature range of 2-6°C. Below 2°C, the blood haemolyses and transfusing heamolysed blood can cause renal failure and fatal bleeding problems and above 6°C blood is at the risk of bacterial contamination. Using the Sure chill technology, Godrej has developed innovative solutions for blood storage and will be focusing on making it available to hospitals and blood banks.
Since downtime of these machines affects the immunisation outreach programs and undermines immunisation coverage. Hence, the Godrej Smartcare service promise assumes critical importance here and we are committed to 48 hours of call closure in urban centers and 72 hours in rural centers. Backed by the assurance of 95% spares availability, wide service network and supported by longest hold over time in the product, this translates into reassuring 'always on' performance and no fear of vaccine wastage.
With this strong portfolio, Godrej aims to contribute to vaccine wastage efforts by 30 per cent in developing nations.
Speaking on the occasion Jamshyd Godrej, Managing Director and Chairman, Godrej & Boyce Manufacturing Company Ltd. said, "Immunisation is among the most powerful and cost -effective of all health interventions. At Godrej, we understand that innovative mechanisms will need to be put in place to help developing countries increase immunisation coverage and minimise wastage in order to further build upon the progress made so far. Godrej has always been at the forefront, consistently endeavoring to encourage initiatives promoting healthier communities. Through consistent efforts towards strengthening the medical cold chain infrastructure, Godrej aims to contribute towards 30% reduction in global vaccine wastage through its new range of medical refrigerators developed in collaboration with The SureChill Company UK. "
Peter Saunders, Chairman, The Sure Chill Company-UK, said, "We are delighted to partner with Godrej Appliances to extend the reach of the Sure Chill technology around the world. We have the potential to save millions of lives. There can be no greater motivation. Traditional cooling technologies don't protect vaccines effectively. They either fail to sustain cooling when power is lost or expose vaccines to freezing temperatures due to over cooling, resulting in damaged ineffective vaccines and compromised immunization programmes around the world.
The Sure Chill technology, which is already used in over 30 countries, creates a natural and internal energy store that is capable of providing a perfect, constantly chilled storage environment in areas where there is an intermittent power supply. And if there is no power at all, as if often the case in upcountry areas, the system can be teamed with solar power with exactly the same results. With upto 13 days of cooling in ambient temperatures of 43˚C with no power at all, the technology is miles ahead of existing conventional ILRs. "
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