As a result, "A lot more mothers are bringing their children for vaccination these days, " says Francisco Paolo, who oversees vaccinations for the Montepuez district of CaboDelgado.
Now, once a quarter, the health ministry flies the vaccines--for tuberculosis, measles, diphtheria and other diseases--to Cabo Delgado's capital, Pemba, where they're stored at the proper temperature in a warehouse.