Africa CDC gives Zambia cold chain equipment for vaccine storage

STORY: Africa CDC gives Zambia cold chain equipment for vaccine storage SHOOTING DATE: Feb. 8, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 10, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:11 LOCATION: Lusaka CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of the handover ceremony 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): LUL POUT RIEK, Africa CDC Southern Africa regional director 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): LUL POUT RIEK, Africa CDC Southern Africa regional director 4. various of the handover ceremony 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): SYLVIA MASEBO, Zambian Minister of Health 6. various of the handover ceremony 7. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): HENRI HEIKURA, UNICEF Deputy Representative in Zambia 8. various of the handover ceremony STORYLINE: The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) on Thursday handed over various cold chain equipment to the Zambian government aimed at helping the country store vaccines safely. The equipment, valued at 880,825.81 U.S. dollars, includes six voltage stabilizers, 43 freezers, 35 vaccine refrigerators, 70 solar-powered fridges and various sp

South Sudan Vice President Machar

South Sudan Vice President Machar

JUBA, South Sudan - South Sudan Vice President Riek Machar is pictured during an interview with Kyodo News in Juba, the capital of South Sudan, on Nov. 1, 2011. He said Japan's planned dispatch of Ground Self-Defense Force engineers to South Sudan will help the two nations build closer ties.

S. Sudan peace deal signed but ceasefire still uncertain

S. Sudan peace deal signed but ceasefire still uncertain

File photo taken in April 2013 shows South Sudan President Salva Kiir Mayardit (R) and then Vice President Riek Machar standing side by side at the presidential palace in Juba. The peace process in the African country remains uncertain amid confrontation between the president and Machar who has turned a rebel leader. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

South Sudan Vice President Machar

South Sudan Vice President Machar

JUBA, South Sudan - South Sudan Vice President Riek Machar is pictured during an interview with Kyodo News in Juba, the capital of South Sudan, on Nov. 1, 2011. He said Japan's planned dispatch of Ground Self-Defense Force engineers to South Sudan will help the two nations build closer ties. (Kyodo)

Capital may be attacked if conflict spirals

Capital may be attacked if conflict spirals

South Sudan's rebel leader Riek Machar gives an interview to Kyodo News near Johannesburg on Oct. 26, 2016. Machar said if no political solution is found in the nation's ongoing civil war, the militant group could target the capital Juba, where Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force personnel are stationed. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo