Power outage spoiled vaccines and medicines

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Power outage spoiled vaccines and medicines

A power outage led to a lack of electricity at health centres, spoiling vaccines and other medicines that require controlled storage. The incident exposes weaknesses in cold-chain management and health-service infrastructure, threatening immunisation coverage and treatment continuity. It highlights the need for reliable backup power, temperature monitoring, inventory controls and contingency planning to protect medical supplies and public health.

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