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ing over 260 million vaccinations to 60 will need to be adaptable and proactive
countries and facilitating end-to-end vac- Etihad Cargo is well in bringing new solutions to the market.
cine delivery with the rapid on-ground In addition to requiring new packaging,
deployment of medical and logistics positioned to meet the these treatments will bring new urgency
experts, medical staff and equipment. needs of these new and unpredictability, so carriers will
Etihad Cargo also signed a five-year need to adapt to seamlessly combine
Memorandum of Understanding with types of therapies and is traditional pharma shipping with express
the United Nations Children’s Emergency shipping. Etihad Cargo is well positioned
Fund (UNICEF) to support its Humanitar- exploring the utilisation to meet the needs of these new types of
ian Airfreight Initiative in 2021, becoming of artificial intelligence to therapies and is exploring the utilisa-
one of only 16 airlines to do so. Under tion of artificial intelligence to improve
the MoU, Etihad Cargo has assisted in improve forecasting and forecasting and automation to enhance
the worldwide distribution of Covid-19 automation to enhance our current capacity and capabilities
vaccines, essential medicines, medical to support the sector’s growth. We are
devices, and other critical supplies to our current capacity and investing in our CEIV Pharma certified
respond to the pandemic, managing PharmaLife product, introducing en-
all requirements through its dedicated capabilities to support the hanced features and solutions to ensure
Covid-19 workforce. sector’s growth. we can anticipate and adapt to future
As part of our continued commit- trends and requirements.
ment to distributing vaccines in Africa, In addition to covering Etihad Cargo’s
Etihad Cargo signed the first PharmaLife airline operations, CEIV Pharma Certifica-
Interline agreement, entering into a Ser- cal shippers and forwarders through the tion also extends to cargo handling and
vice Level Agreement with key African establishment of pharma corridors be- warehousing at Abu Dhabi International
airlines to ensure their compliance with tween airports with cargo handling com- Airport (AUH). With a multi-phased cargo
latest GDP and IATA Pharma regulations munities certified under the CEIV Pharma infrastructure development strategy in
and standards and provide reliable and programme. These pharma corridors will place, including an expanded pharma
cost-effective airfreight solutions across offer full transparency on the status of facility, Etihad Cargo is committed to
Africa. This agreement further positioned temperature-controlled pharmaceutical developing a Cool Chain Centre of
Abu Dhabi as a global logistics hub ca- shipments, recording quality, time, tem- Excellence at its state-of-the-art UAE
pable of facilitating vaccine distribution perature, potential deviations and actions. hub. We also invest extensively in train-
to all 54 African nations through four Reliable data, and the ability to freely ing, as highly trained staff are essential
online and 27 offline stations. share this data, will enable every stake- to maintaining quality throughout the
Etihad Cargo has also launched initia- holder to track shipments in real-time and pharmaceuticals’ entire journey. We
tives that have brought much-needed react dynamically as and when required. continuously manage and monitor this
transparency, traceability and trackability training to ensure every stakeholder in-
to the sector, benefiting not only custom- With world class temperature volved in the handling of pharmaceutical
ers but also the global pharma supply controlled warehouse cargo, ensuring ongoing awareness and
chain. The HOPE Consortium, in partner- facilities, a very robust communication.
ship with Abu Dhabi Airports network, and being certified To ensure our infrastructure supports
Company (ADAC), Brus- by global organisations, how new types of pharma products, Etihad
sels Airport Company well placed are you to take Cargo will shortly be launching a new
and Pharma.Aero, full advantage of new types state-of-the-art cool chain facility at Abu
launched Pharma of pharma products that Dhabi Airport. This new pharma facility
Corridor 2.0 be- increasingly will rely on air will increase our cool chain storage
tween Brussels cargo for quick deliveries? capacity and capabilities, expanding our
and Abu Dhabi. Like biopharma products and services for pharmaceutical flows. The
The main objec- cell and gene therapies – cargo investment also supports the emirate’s
tive of Pharma products with high yields but vision of becoming a life science and
Corridor 2.0 at the same time very complex pharmaceutical hub. In the coming years,
is to provide and risky. we will see more presence from all the
the highest The foreseeable future of the pharma- main stakeholders in the pharma and
levels of ceutical sector will increasingly feature healthcare ecosystem, from researchers
assur- more personalised medication and and manufacturers to distributors and
ance in the treatment, including cell and gene shippers, in Abu Dhabi. The UAE’s loca-
quality of therapy. With new treatments will come tion offers a bridge between not only
handling to specific packaging and transportation Asia and Europe but also, further afield,
pharmaceuti- conditions, so the entire supply chain the USA and Africa. 

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