The Vaccine Management Handbook, a component of the EVM Initiative, has been written for decision-makers at national and subnational levels; its purpose is to provide technical advice on key topics related to immunization logistics to help countries develop and refine national policies.
Organisations
- United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
- World Health Organisation (WHO)
Topic references
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Title | Author | Year | Type | Language |
Achieving immunization targets with the comprehensive effective vaccine management (EVM) framework | UNICEF, World Health Organization (WHO) | 2016 | Guidance | English |
Cold room temperature mapping studies | World Health Organization (WHO) | 2018 | Guidance | English |
EVM assessment tools and user guides | World Health Organization (WHO) | 2019 | Repository | English |
EVM Global Data Analysis | World Health Organization (WHO) | 2018 | Guidance | English |
EVM Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) | UNICEF, World Health Organization (WHO) | | Guidance | English, French |
How to Develop a Continuous Improvement Plan (cIP) | UNICEF, World Health Organization (WHO) | 2018 | Guidance | Arabic, English, French |
Immunization supply chain and logistics - A neglected but essential system for national immunization programmes | World Health Organization (WHO) | 2014 | Guidance | English, French |
Off-label use of vaccines | Pieter Neels et al. | 2017 | Journal article | English |
Perception of health workers on the use of 30-day temperature recorders | World Health Organization (WHO) | 2018 | Guidance | English |
Perception of health workers on the use of remote temperature monitoring systems | World Health Organization (WHO) | 2018 | Guidance | English |
Solar direct-drive vaccine refrigerators and freezers | | 2017 | Guidance | English |
System design approach to improve the immunization supply chain | World Health Organization (WHO) | 2018 | Guidance | English |
Temperature monitoring study: a fully documented process to detect weaknesses in the supply chain | World Health Organization (WHO) | 2018 | Guidance | English |
Vaccine Management Handbook | UNICEF, World Health Organization (WHO) | 2015 | Guidance | French |
WHO guidance note: Vaccine diluents, revision 2015 | World Health Organization (WHO) | 2015 | Guidance | English, French |
WHO policy on the use of opened multi-dose vaccine vials (2014 Revision) | World Health Organization (WHO) | 2014 | Guidance | French |