Emergency funding to support NT immunisation program

Overview

The purpose of this grant opportunity is to ensure the continued delivery of the National Immunisation Program (NIP) across the Northern Territory (NT) by increasing vaccine storage capacity at both Darwin and Alice Springs Hospitals. The NT Department of Health distributes its vaccines under the NIP via four separate pharmacies across the NT (Darwin, Alice Springs, Katherine and Gove) however due to current flight restrictions, vaccine is unable to be delivered to both Katherine and Gove. The objective of the grant opportunity is to: increase vaccine storage capacity at both Darwin and Alice Springs Hospital pharmacies; and provide reliable cold chain distribution capability from the two sites. The intended outcome of the grant opportunity is: continued distribution of NIP vaccines across the Northern Territory from two central pharmacies instead of four.