HOPE CONSORTIUM
Vaccine Supply Chain

OUR APPROACH
A Complete Pharmaceutical Cold & Ultra-Cold Vaccine Supply Chain
The HOPE Consortium led by the Department of Health Abu Dhabi has identified the expansive challenges in delivering COVID-19 vaccines globally and presents a world-class complete pharmaceutical end-to-end cold and ultra-cold supply solution adding value from production to patient.
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Our Partners
Together, with our partners the HOPE Consortium is ready to play a critical and essential role with an integrated logistics and digital solution overseen by the Department of Health Abu Dhabi.
LOGISTICS SOLUTION
DIGITAL SOLUTION
INTEGRATION
OVERSIGHT &
QUALITY ASSURANCE

Abu Dhabi Consortium Hub For Vaccines & Logistics

Abu Dhabi Consortium Hub For Vaccines & Logistics

Abu Dhabi Consortium Hub For Vaccines & Logistics

Abu Dhabi Consortium Hub For Vaccines & Logistics
The Challenges, Our Solutions,
Adding Value
The HOPE Consortium is committed to working together to overcome the challenges in delivering COVID-19 vaccines globally with solutions that create value for HOPE Consortium customers.
UNDERSTANDING THE CHALLENGE
Transporting Vaccines Globally
DEVELOPING SOLUTIONS
Collaborative alliances that address demand planning
ADDING VALUE
End-to-end capability via a single contact point
UNDERSTANDING THE CHALLENGE
Demand Outstrips Capacity
DEVELOPING SOLUTIONS
Provide aggregation points & one stop shop
ADDING VALUE
Control pace of supply chain to align to end user
UNDERSTANDING THE CHALLENGE
Maintaining Cold & Ultra-cold Temperature Requirements
DEVELOPING SOLUTIONS
Leverage Technology & Blockchain
ADDING VALUE
Digital visibility via a central control tower across the entire supply chain.
UNDERSTANDING THE CHALLENGE
Lack of Scalable Facilities & Experience
DEVELOPING SOLUTIONS
Hub & Spoke solutions via a single contact point
ADDING VALUE
Maximising proximity of vaccines to end user in controlled conditions
UNDERSTANDING THE CHALLENGE
Africa, Mena & South Asia Distribution Challenge
DEVELOPING SOLUTIONS
Established gateway hub with partners
ADDING VALUE
Positioned to serve Africa (1.4bn) MENA population (578m) and South Asia (1.9bn)
UNDERSTANDING THE CHALLENGE
Last Mile Delivery
DEVELOPING SOLUTIONS
Partnerships with leading freight forwarders
ADDING VALUE
Ensuring vaccine deliver to the end user in controlled conditions
Digital Tracking, Management & Compliance Of Vaccine Distribution Around The Globe
24/7 end-to-end digital pharmaceutical supply chain visibility for every order

mUnity is a Vaccine Management System designed by Maqta Gateway, the digitalisation cluster of Abu Dhabi Ports, to deliver a fully integrated blockchain-enabled supply chain solution for the HOPE Consortium’s customers to digitally monitor and track collection, storage, availability & last mile delivery of vaccine shipments worldwide.
mUnity enables end-to-end track & trace of vaccines with real-time notifications, providing HOPE Consortium’s customers with a quick & fast solution providing visibility at every stage of the vaccine supply chain.
Simple for manufacturers, distributors and organisations to connect with, mUnity uses open standard protocols & is designed to scale volume up and down as business requirements change today and into the future.
Security is at the forefront of mUnity, using state-of-the-art controls to mitigate cybersecurity risks and modern systems & interfaces leveraging the latest technologies. Blockchain-enabled, leveraging Maqta Gateway’s existing platform to increase transparency, security & traceability.
- Blockchain-enabled supply chain solution
- Digital monitoring & tracking from collection to last mile delivery
- Real-time notifications for vaccine supply chain visibility
- Integration with client systems
- Control pace of supply chain
- Transparent, secure & traceable
Ensuring every vaccine counts
Components Of The
Required Cold Chain
The transportation of COVID-19 vaccines requires a cold & ultra-cold pharmaceutical supply chain involving thermal and refrigerated packaging methods and logistical planning to protect the integrity of vaccines. Together HOPE Consortium’s partners deliver an end-to-end cold and ultra-cold chain supply solution for each stage of the vaccine distribution journey.
Cooling Systems
To bring the vaccine to the appropriate temperature for processing, storage and distribution.
Cold Storage
The HOPE Consortium Vaccine Hub in Abu Dhabi can store vaccines over a period of time, as an intermediary location for processing and distribution in close proximity to the market for distribution.
Cold Transport
SkyCell’s temperature-controlled container solutions can maintain cold and ultra-cold temperatures for extended periods to ensure vaccine integrity, offering a best-in-class solution for cold transport globally.
Cold Processing & Distribution
HOPE Consortium Vaccine Hub provides facilities for the transformation and processing of goods ensuring sanitary conditions to allow for consolidating and reconsolidating loads for distribution.
Cooling Systems
To bring the vaccine to the appropriate temperature for processing, storage and distribution.
Cold Storage
The HOPE Consortium Vaccine Hub in Abu Dhabi can store vaccines over a period of time, as an intermediary location for processing and distribution in close proximity to the market for distribution.
Cold Transport
SkyCell’s temperature-controlled container solutions can maintain cold and ultra-cold temperatures for extended periods to ensure vaccine integrity, offering a best-in-class solution for cold transport globally.
Cold Processing & Distribution
HOPE Consortium Vaccine Hub provides facilities for the transformation and processing of goods ensuring sanitary conditions to allow for consolidating and reconsolidating loads for distribution.
Award-winning temperature-controlled container solutions Safe, Secure and Sustainable
SkyCell offers an award-winning dedicated temperature-controlled container fleet for safe, secure and sustainable vaccine distribution across three temperatures ranges of 2°C to 8°C and -20°C to -80°C. SkyCell provides HOPE Consortium customers with an effective solution for safe vaccine deliver at an audited performance of < 0.1% temperature deviation and eliminates landfill and up to 50% CO2 emissions.
SkyCell’s Covid-19 three-temperature container solutions:
1500 C
- On average 40’000 vials per container
- +2°C to +8°C internal temperature range
- 1 x US-Pal loading capacity Loose loading
- On average 202h Independent runtime
1500 F
- On average 30’000 vials per container
- -15°C to -25°C internal temperature range
- 1 x US-Pal loading capacity Loose loading
- On average 120h Independent runtime
1500 DF
- On average 30’000 vials per container
- -60°C to -80°C internal temperature range
- 1 x US-Pal loading capacity Loose loading
- On average 120h Independent runtime





OUR COLLECTIVE GLOBAL REACH
HOPE Consortium Delivers Scale
And Reach
HOPE Consortium can deliver anywhere in the world. Through Etihad Cargo, their global network of trusted partners and HOPE Consortium’s first & last mile global freight forwarding partnerships we have geographical proximity to ~3.6Bn people within 10 hours of Abu Dhabi.

HOPE Consortium Vaccine Hub – Abu Dhabi
The HOPE Consortium Vaccine Hub provides a storage base for HOPE Consortiums customers to support demand planning when buying vaccine supplies in bulk and plan vaccine delivery based on the individual customer’s needs.
AD Ports, 19,000sqm temperature-controlled warehouse facilities in Abu Dhabi are the largest cold and ultra-cold chain storage in the region, with capacity being built to deliver Hundreds of millions of vaccines doses by the end of 2021.
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Key Features
- Strategically located in close proximity to Abu Dhabi, DWC & Dubai Airport
- Largest single hub in MENA, certified to Department of Health – Abu Dhabi & ISO standards
- Cold & ultra-cold storage from +8°C to -80°C
- Complete back up & remote monitoring systems
- Qualified Pharmacists located on site
- Forms integral part of end-to-end solution & demand planning for vaccine distribution
Services
- End-to-end freight management
- Airport Clearance > Transfer to next flight & transfer to hub bonded & temp controlled
- Airport to airport movements
- Bulk inbound > segregation > variable quantity outbound
- Storage, quarantining, staging & inspection
- Inventory digitally monitored throughout chain of custody
- Scalable & agile solutions based on specific needs
First & Last Mile Logistic Solutions
The HOPE Consortium brings together leading local and global expertise to deliver streamlined and flexible last mile delivery with digital visibility every step of the way through 14 leading global freight forwarders.



















PARTNER WITH US
We Are Looking To Expand Our
Global Reach & Scale
As we continue to grow our global reach and scale, we’re looking to expand our network of global freight forwarding partners to cover over 170 countries. If you are interested in working with us, please complete the form below, and we will be in touch.
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