Guidance

Temperature monitoring study: a fully documented process to detect weaknesses in the supply chain

Studies in both industrialized and developing countries have revealed that vaccines are commonly exposed to damaging temperatures, especially exposure to sub-zero temperatures. The simplest way to identify these risks is to conduct a systematic temperature monitoring study of the entire vaccine supply chain. The goal of a temperature monitoring study is to gather temperature data for vaccines throughout the supply chain in order to identify risks and prevent temperature excursions that may damage vaccines. This evidence brief provides supply chain managers in low- and middle income countries with examples of results from temperature monitoring studies that show evidence of the potential risks to vaccines in the supply chain.

Languages

  • English

Publication year

2018

Publisher

WHO

Type

Guidance

Categories

  • Supply chain & logistics

Organisations

  • World Health Organisation (WHO)

Tags

  • Temperature monitoring

Topic references

EPI-CORE-SCL

TitleAuthorYearTypeLanguage
Achieving immunization targets with the comprehensive effective vaccine management (EVM) frameworkUNICEF, World Health Organization (WHO)2016GuidanceEnglish
Cold room temperature mapping studiesWorld Health Organization (WHO)2018GuidanceEnglish
EVM assessment tools and user guidesWorld Health Organization (WHO)2019RepositoryEnglish
EVM Global Data AnalysisWorld Health Organization (WHO)2018GuidanceEnglish
EVM Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)UNICEF, World Health Organization (WHO)GuidanceEnglish, French
How to Develop a Continuous Improvement Plan (cIP)UNICEF, World Health Organization (WHO)2018GuidanceArabic, English, French
Immunization supply chain and logistics - A neglected but essential system for national immunization programmesWorld Health Organization (WHO)2014GuidanceEnglish, French
Off-label use of vaccinesPieter Neels et al.2017Journal articleEnglish
Perception of health workers on the use of 30-day temperature recordersWorld Health Organization (WHO)2018GuidanceEnglish
Perception of health workers on the use of remote temperature monitoring systemsWorld Health Organization (WHO)2018GuidanceEnglish
Solar direct-drive vaccine refrigerators and freezers2017GuidanceEnglish
System design approach to improve the immunization supply chainWorld Health Organization (WHO)2018GuidanceEnglish
Temperature monitoring study: a fully documented process to detect weaknesses in the supply chainWorld Health Organization (WHO)2018GuidanceEnglish
Vaccine Management HandbookUNICEF, World Health Organization (WHO)2015GuidanceFrench
WHO guidance note: Vaccine diluents, revision 2015World Health Organization (WHO)2015GuidanceEnglish, French
WHO policy on the use of opened multi-dose vaccine vials (2014 Revision)World Health Organization (WHO)2014GuidanceFrench

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