Bayer
BaySystems to support Polio Eradication Program in India
Customized solution for safe
and hygienic storage of vaccines
In the picture (from left to right) : Ajay Durrani
(BaySystems India), Naysan Saba (UNICEF), Raman Bhatia (Rotary),
Stephan Gerlich (Country Head-Bayer Group in India), Alok
Ranjan (Bihar government), Dr. Sunil Khaparde (Ministry of
Health - Govt. of India) and Dr. Hamid Jafari (WHO)
Leverkusen/ New Delhi, December 4, 2008
– The BaySystems polyurethane systems house
of Bayer MaterialScience in Greater Noida, India, is supporting
the intense efforts for polio eradication in India by providing
a customized solution for the manufacture of vaccine carriers
which help to ensure that the vaccines are stored safely.
The systems house handed over 2,500 vaccine
carriers to Government of Bihar on December 4 at New Delhi
in the presence of officials from World Health Organization
(WHO), the United Nations International Children’s Emergency
Fund (UNICEF) and Rotary International who have joined hands
with the Government of India and state governments in the
intensified efforts to eradicate polio.
The donated vaccine carriers will be used
by volunteers to carry polio vaccines to villages and other
vaccination sites. The carriers are manufactured by M/s Blowkings
in Mumbai, one of the leading cold chain equipment suppliers
in India.
Thanks to the polyurethane system based on
Baymer® 23TR003 and Desmodur® 44 V20 L for the vaccine
carriers, the vaccines can be stored at the required temperatures
in the range of 2 and 8 degrees Celsius and can be transported
safely and hygienically, thus ensuring that the vaccine will
maintain its potency.
About BaySystems:
BaySystems® is the umbrella brand for the global polyurethanes
systems business of Bayer MaterialScience. The BaySystems
systems house in Greater Noida is part of the worldwide network
of currently 30 systems houses which are developing solutions
with customers in close proximity to them.
About Bayer MaterialScience:
With 2007 sales of 10.4 billion euros, Bayer MaterialScience
is among the world’s largest polymer companies. Business
activities are focused on the manufacture of high-tech polymer
materials and the development of innovative solutions for
products used in many areas of daily life. The main segments
served are the automotive, electrical and electronics, construction
and the sports and leisure industries. At the end of 2007,
Bayer MaterialScience had 30 production sites and employed
approximately 15,400 people around the globe. Bayer MaterialScience
is a Bayer Group company.
Contact
Aloke V. Pradhan, Phone: +91 22 2571 1234
E-Mail: aloke.pradhan.ap@bayer.com
Dr. Frank Rothbarth, Phone: +49 214 30-25363
E-mail: frank.rothbarth@bayer.com
Find more information at:
www.bayermaterialscience.com
www.bayer-baysystems.com
http://blowkings.co.in/vaccine-carriers.htm
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Fax: +49 221 9902 160
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