Blackfrog Technologies

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Dear colleagues,

With GAVI's recent announcement incorporating the category of TPVS active vaccine carriers into the Cold Chain Equipment Optimization Platform (CCEOP), I wanted to open up a discussion to gather your inputs and suggestions on this development.

As immunization professionals, we are aware of the critical role cold chain equipment plays in ensuring vaccine potency and delivery. The inclusion of TPVS active carriers in CCEOP raises several interesting considerations:

1. Relevance and Use Cases:

   • How relevant are TPVS active vaccine carriers in your operational context?
   • Do you see them addressing specific gaps that current equipment may not fully meet?

2. Performance and Practicality:

   • What are your thoughts on the reliability and practicality of these devices in field conditions, especially in hard-to-reach areas?
   • Are there challenges in integrating TPVS technology into your existing workflows?

3. Impact of CCEOP Inclusion:

   • What could this...

Recent developments in refrigerator technology offer healthcare workers the ability to store vaccines in portable active (powered) refrigeration devices, rather than in traditional passive vaccine carriers. It’s an intriguing idea that offers the potential to both increase the length of time that vaccines can be transported as well as improve the thermostability of vaccines during transport.

But introducing new technology and working practices to well-established systems can have drawbacks as well as opportunities. For example, reduced storage capacity and/or bulkier devices for the users to carry, increased purchase and maintenance costs, etc. But on the other side it is often the case that the opportunities outweigh the drawbacks, especially if the drawback can be mitigated.

Considering both the advantages and risks, I wonder how useful this emerging technology could be to immunization programs looking to optimise the delivery of their immunization services, in both...