Panacea Biotec today said it has received an order worth $13.49 million for supplying EasyFive-TT vaccine to global health agency PAHO.

The 5-in-1 vaccine protects infants from 5 potentially deadly diseases: Haemophilus Influenza type B (the bacteria that causes meningitis, pneumonia and otitis), Whooping Cough, Tetanus, Hepatitis B and Diphtheria.

In a BSE filing, Panacea said it has been elected for the supply of pentavalent vaccine DTP-HepB-Hib by the Pan American Health Organisation.

“The company has been awarded for supply of 5.99 million doses of EasyFive-TT (DTP-HepB-Hib) fully liquid Pentavalent Vaccine for calendar year 2015 and 2016 worth $13.49 million (equivalent to around Rs 83.52 crore) to meet the requirements of global immunisation program,” it added.

Panacea Biotec Joint MD Rajesh Jain said: “We are pleased with this opportunity of supplying Easyfive-TT vaccines to meet the requirements of PAHO once again after a gap of 3 years.”

PAHO is a specialised health agency of the Inter-American System and serves as the Regional Office for the Americas of the World Health Organization.

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