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In a small seaside town on the south coast of England, something amazing is happening that’s helping to deliver life-saving vaccines to some of the world’s poorest countries.

And it’s all to do with fridges.

Refrigerator manufacturer Polestar Cooling, based in Bognor Regis in West Sussex, has partnered with solar cold chain experts Dulas to produce solar-powered fridges.

These fridges are now being used to store and preserve vaccines in countries where power supplies can’t always be relied on. This is really important because if vaccines aren’t kept at the right temperature, they can deteriorate and become unusable.

Dulas — which has four offices in total across Britain and hires around 80 staff — invented the first-ever solar-powered medical fridge back in 1982. Today, it’s one of the world leaders in solar-powered medical equipment.

Read the full article about refridgeration by Imogen Calderwood at Global Citizen.