Strategic planning, governance, and financing

TitleAuthorYearTypeLanguage
Vaccine wastage in Ghana, Mozambique, and Pakistan: An assessment of wastage rates for four vaccines and the context, causes, drivers, and knowledge, attitudes and practices for vaccine wastageMercy Mvundura, Junice Ng, Katie Reynolds, Yee Theng Ng, John Bawa, Miguel Bambo, George Bonsu, Jenny Payne, Jonathan Chua, Julia Guerette, Kwadwo Odei Antwi-Agyei, Sousa Ribe, Delma Chinavane, Kingsley Arhin-Wiredu, Akram Shah, Jesuina Sitoe, Soofia Yunus, Jocelyn Powelson, Kwame Amponsa-Achiano, Kelobo Eshioramhe Kojak, Joanie Robertson2023Case studyEnglish
Useful resources on EVMWorld Health Organization (WHO)2025GuidanceEnglish
Strengthening National Logistics Working Group: Guidance document for strengthening immunization supply chain governance and leadershipUNICEF2025GuidanceEnglish, Arabic, French, Russian, Spanish
Generic TORs & Templates- Immunization Programme's National Logistics Working Groups (NLWGs)UNICEF2025GuidanceEnglish, French, Russian, Spanish
Mozambique: A Highly Effective COVID-19 Vaccine Campaign The power of multi-stakeholder planning to drive outcomesVillageReach2022Case studyEnglish
Managing change: Integrating vaccine and medicine supply chainsVillageReach2020Case studyEnglish

Data Visibility and use

TitleAuthorYearTypeLanguage
Outcomes and Costs of the Transition From a Paper-Based Immunization System to a Digital Immunization System in Vietnam: Mixed Methods StudyThi Thanh Huyen Dang, Emily Carnahan, Linh Nguyen, Mercy Mvundura, Sang Dao, Thi Hong Duong, Trung Nguyen, Doan Nguyen, Tu Nguyen, Laurie Werner, Tove K. Ryman, Nga Nguyen2024Journal articleEnglish

Fundamental infrastructure use and management

TitleAuthorYearTypeLanguage
Decommissioning and safe disposal of cold chain equipmentUNICEF, World Health Organization (WHO)2018GuidanceEnglish, Arabic, French, Russian
Cold chain equipment and dry store temperature mapping toolWorld Health Organization (WHO)2021ToolEnglish
How to temperature map cold chain equipment and storage areas, 2nd edWorld Health Organization (WHO)2022ToolEnglish
Cold Chain Temperature Data Job AidJSI, PATH, VillageReach, New Horizons2025GuidanceEnglish
Total Cost of Ownership Tool for Cold Chain EquipmentPATH2016ToolEnglish
Cold chain equipment inventory guidelines: Improving the quality and accuracy of national cold chain equipment inventory dataVillageReach, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, PATH2020GuidanceEnglish, French
Guidance on selecting, commissioning and using freeze-preventative vaccine carriersWorld Health Organization (WHO)2021GuidanceArabic, Chinese, English, French, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish
Using freeze-preventive cold boxes in rural Nepal: A study of equipment performance, acceptability, system fit, and costSandeep Kumar, Pat Lennon, Surendra Uranw2024Journal articleEnglish
Evaluating potential program cost savings with a single-dose HPV vaccination schedule: a modeling study.Rose Slavkosky, Mercy Mvundura, Frédéric Debellut, Teddy Naddumba2024Journal articleEnglish
Temperature monitoring study: a fully documented process to detect weaknesses in the supply chainWorld Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF2018GuidanceEnglish
Guidance on sustainable health-care waste management Michelle Seidel, Ranjit Dhiman, Terry Hart2023GuidanceEnglish
Guidance on the selection of green and safe healthcare waste treatment technologyRidwan Gustiana, Isabelle Cantin, Ranjit Dhiman, Sophie De Fries, Martin Bjerregaard, Lindsay Marie Denny2025GuidanceEnglish
NATIONAL HEALTH CARE WASTE MANAGEMENT STRATEGYRanjit Dhiman, Ute Pieper, Michelle Seidel2025GuidanceEnglish
Health-Care facility Solar Electrification for Climate-Resilient and Environmentally Sustainable Health-Care FacilitiesTerry Hart, Ranjit Dhiman, Michelle Seidel2023GuidanceEnglish

Supply chain Optimisation

TitleAuthorYearTypeLanguage
HPV vaccine delivery through a controlled temperature chainWorld Health Organization (WHO)2023GuidanceEnglish
Immunization Supply Chain Equity GuideVillageReach2020GuidanceEnglish
Increasing Local Private Sector Engagement in LMIC Public Health SystemsVillageReach2024GuidanceEnglish
Health Product Integration: A Critical Enabler for Outsourcing TransportVillageReach2021Case studyEnglish
Optimized supply chain model reduces health system costs in DRC.Dorothy Thomas, Eomba Motomoke, Jessica Crawford, Olivier Defawe, Archimede Makaya, Jean Willy Ngwato, Joel Bompongo, Jose Monzembela, Gabriella Ailstock, Emily Bancroft, Bvudzai Magadzire, Dominique Baabo, Noel Watson2021Case studyEnglish
Light Touch Tools For Supply Chain System DesignVillageReach, William Davidson Institute (University of Michigan), University of Washington2020GuidanceEnglish
Route Optimization Tool (RoOT) for distribution of vaccines and health productsZelda B. Zabinsky, Mariam Zameer, Larissa P. G. Petroianu, Mamiza M. Muteia, Aida L. Coelho2021ToolEnglish

Workforce development

TitleAuthorYearTypeLanguage
Enhancing Vaccine Supply Chains through Digital Tools in Mangochi, Malawi VillageReach2024Case studyEnglish