WHO Policy Statement: Multi-dose Vial Policy (MDVP)

This document is designed to provide guidance to national and senior-level programme managers on the

proper handling of multi-dose vaccine vials once opened. Aide memoires and job aides should be developed

for use at district and facility level to provide more practical guidance on how to implement the policy safely.

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2014

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VVM-POLICIES

Title	Author	Year	Type	Language
Déclaration de politique générale de l'OMS : révision de la politique relative aux flacons multidoses : manipulation des flacons de vaccin multidoses entamés, Révision 2014	World Health Organization (WHO)	2014	Guidance	French
How to use passive containers and coolant-packs for vaccine transport and outreach operations	World Health Organization (WHO)	2015	Guidance	French
Tools and approaches to ensure quality of vaccines throughout the cold chain	Julie Milstien, Umit Kartoglu	2014	Journal article	English
Vaccine vial monitor (VVM) assignments for different WHO-prequalified vaccines and their proper handling	UNICEF, World Health Organization (WHO)	2014	Guidance	English
VVM use at the most periphery - Serge Ganivet	EPELA, World Health Organization (WHO)	2013	Guidance	English
WHO Policy Statement: Multi-dose Vial Policy (MDVP)	World Health Organization (WHO)	2014	Guidance	English
WHO-UNICEF policy statement on the implementation of vaccine vial monitors : the role of vaccine vial monitors in improving access to immunization	UNICEF, World Health Organization (WHO)	2007	Guidance	English
WHO-UNICEF policy statement on the use of vaccine vial monitors in immunization services	UNICEF, World Health Organization (WHO)	1999	Guidance	English

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