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Remote temperature monitoring (RTM) is an important part of the cold chain system for vaccines to ensure their potency. In Tanzania, the Ministry of Health (MOH) made a significant investment in cold...
This note is based on the experience of several technical partners and consultants who have supported the preparations for the introduction of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine1 across sub-Saharan Africa...
uel que soit le type de réfrigérateur utilisé dans votre établissement, il est important de savoir comment disposer les vaccins, les diluants et les accumulateurs d’eau pour les garder à la...
Quel que soit le type de réfrigérateur utilisé dans votre établissement, il est important de savoir comment disposer les vaccins, les diluants et les accumulateurs d’eau pour les garder à la...
Quel que soit le type de réfrigérateur utilisé dans votre établissement, il est important de savoir comment disposer les vaccins, les diluants et les accumulateurs d’eau pour les garder à la...
Les réfrigérateurs à vaccins sont conçus pour conserver les vaccins entre 2 ºC et 8 ºC, mais il ne suffit pas de maintenir la température intérieure dans cette plage. Les vaccins doivent...
Vous relevez tous les matins la température de votre réfrigérateur et vous constatez qu’elle est de 12,6 degrés Celsius. Avez-vous des raisons de vous inquiéter ? Savez-vous quoi faire ?
Outil de planification pour la réalisation et l'analyse d'un inventaire des équipements de la chaîne du froid.
The WHO is launching the new web-based and mobile-based equipment Inventory and Gap Analysis (IGA) application. Join us in a webinar to learn how this application can ease up the burden of...
Vaccine Storage Troubleshooting Record for Refrigerator, Freezer and Ultra-cold freezer
A tool for mapping temperatures in various types of cold chain equipment and dry stores, available in official United Nations (UN) languages. Temperature mapping is the process of recording and...
You're taking the morning reading of your refrigerator's temperature, and see that the temperature is 12.6 degrees Celsius. Do you have cause for concern? Do you know what to do?
Vaccine refrigerators are designed to keep vaccines between 2ºC and 8ºC, but it is not enough to keep the interior temperature within this range. Vaccines must be arranged inside the refrigerator...
No matter which type of refrigerator your facility uses, it is important to know how to arrange vaccines, diluents, and water packs inside to keep them at the right temperature.
No matter which type of refrigerator your facility uses, it is important to know how to arrange vaccines, diluents, and water packs inside to keep them at the right temperature.
No matter which type of refrigerator your facility uses, it is important to know how to arrange vaccines, diluents, and water packs inside to keep them at the right temperature.
On Wednesday 4th September 2019, the WHO Performance, Quality and Safety (PQS) Working Group conducted its annual technical consultation with manufacturers of PQSprequalified immunization products...
The VM1000 control unit supports:
1. A maximum of 4 wired & 4 wireless probes, or 8 probes in total
2. Power status monitoring
3. Room Temperature & Humidity Monitoring
4. Door Monitoring...
Le présent document offre des orientations sur les activités relatives à la gestion des données issues de l’inventaire des équipements de la chaîne du froid (ECF). Il est destiné aux pays...
The FreezeGuard device works with any powered vaccine fridge or cold-room to detect and automatically prevent freezing events.
This document provides guidance on activities related to cold chain
equipment inventory (CCEI) data management to countries that deliver comprehensive health services and immunization programs. It...
Vaccine temperature control failures represent a significant public and private healthcare cost. Vaccines damaged by excessive heat or freezing lose their effectiveness, putting public health at...
An actionable guide to processes and standards for cold chain stakeholders. This document provides guidance and rationale for key stakeholders throughout the cold chain (such as EPI managers, cold...
This executive summary details the key findings from the 5-dose MCV research in Zambia: improved coverage, reduced wastage, no cold chain constraints, and healthcare workers were more willing to open...
Effective functioning of Cold Chain Equipment is an essential prerequisite for Immunization program. Cold Chain Technicians (CCT)are the major force that keeps the equipment running and repair them...
This presentation describes how to use the TechNet-21 cold chain equipment (CCE) area for users and PQS manufacturers.
Instructions: VLS054 SDD Corrective and Preventive Service
dimensions, volumes, technical details, performance, accessories, certifications
dimensions, volumes, technical details, performance, accessories, certifications
dimensions, volumes, technical details, performance, accessories, certifications
dimensions, volumes, technical details, performance, accessories, certifications
dimensions, volumes, technical details, performance, accessories, certifications
dimensions, volumes, technical details, performance, accessories, certifications
dimensions, volumes, technical details, performance, accessories, certifications
dimensions, volumes, technical details, performance, accessories, certifications
dimensions, volumes, technical details, performance, accessories, certifications
dimensions, volumes, technical details, performance, accessories, certifications
dimensions, volumes, technical details, performance, accessories, certifications
dimensions, volumes, technical details, performance, accessories, certifications
dimensions, volumes, technical details, performance, accessories, certifications
dimensions, volumes, technical details, performance, accessories, certifications
dimensions, volumes, technical details, performance, accessories, certifications
dimensions, volumes, technical details, performance, accessories, certifications
dimensions, volumes, technical details, performance, accessories, certifications
dimensions, volumes, technical details, performance, accessories, certifications
Vestfrost ice-lined refrigerator (ILR) Refrigerator Instructions for use (Model VLS 200/300/350/400/500 A AC). The VLS A AC is an ice-lined vaccine refrigerator. It has one compartment for vaccine...
Zero appliance ZLF 150 AC – Ice lined refrigerator user and maintenance Instruction manual
This guidance\'s objectives are to: 1. Raise the level of awareness and contribute to capacity building on issues associated with decommissioning and disposal by providing an overview of CCE...
This guidance\'s objectives are to: 1. Raise the level of awareness and contribute to capacity building on issues associated with decommissioning and disposal by providing an overview of CCE...
The Cold Chain Weight & Volume Calculator is a practical tool for calculating the space required for in-country deliveries and cold chain storage. It is designed to help Partners/ EPI and Supply...
On Tuesday 10th July 2018, the WHO Performance, Quality and Safety (PQS) Working Group conducted its first face-to-face technical consultation with manufacturers of PQS- prequalified immunization...
This module describes how to calculate vaccine volumes and evaluate the cold chain capacity requirements of a vaccine supply chain. This module also provides guidance on how to calculate cold chain...
This module of the WHO Vaccine Management Handbook (VMH) is a component of the World Health Organization/United Nations Children’s Fund Effective Vaccine Management (EVM) Initiative. The handbook...
WHO Vaccine Management Handbook: How to monitor temperatures in the vaccine supply chain. WHO IVB 15.04
This guidance\'s objectives are to:
1. Raise the level of awareness and contribute to capacity building on issues associated with decommissioning and disposal by providing an overview of CCE...
The Gavi CCEOP Technology Guide aims to provide you with clear advice on new CCE technologies to help you make purchasing decisions. It is intended for use in health facilities and lower levels of...
After the 2010 earthquake, Haiti committed to introducing 4 new antigens into its routine immunization schedule, which required improving its cold chain (ie, temperature-controlled supply chain) and...
This document summarises the current state of the country’s immunisation supply chain and how additional value and efficiency can be achieved. It specifically examines overall costs, health worker...
The medicines refrigerator is a common piece of equipment found in clinical areas. It is used to ensure specific medicines are safely stored within a narrow temperature range in line with...
Cool water packs are a useful alternative to ice packs for preventing unintentional freezing of vaccines during outreach in some situations. Current guidelines recommend the use of a separate...
BACKGROUND AND AIM OF THE STUDY: The principles of „cold chain” have been developed for the safe transport and storage of vaccines because of their sensitivity to temperature and are guidelines...
Jo Gwillim from Dulas Ltd presents an overview of the design challenges and solar sizing methodology used to ensure the new generation of Solar Direct Drive cold chain equipment perform reliably in...
WHO invited global collaboration of biomedical engineering professionals to support the development of the present publication in order to describe the different roles of biomedical engineers as...
Background: Introduction of inactivated polio vaccine creates
challenges in maintaining the cold chain for vaccine storage and
distribution. Methods. We evaluated the cold chain in 23...
Background: Gavi recommends solar refrigerators for vaccine storage in areas with less than eight hours of electricity per day, and WHO guidelines are more conservative. The question remains: Can...
International efforts to eradicate smallpox in the 1960s and 1970s provided the foundation for efforts to expand immunization programmes, including work to develop immunization supply chains. The...
This report presents the methods and findings from laboratory testing of two energy harvesting control (EHC) prototypes with three different Performance, Quality and Safety prequalified solar...
When selecting phase-change materials (PCMs), it is important to understand the interactions of the PCMs with the materials with which they may come into contact. PCMs may change the mechanical...
This evidence brief provides supply chain managers in low- and middle-income countries with a summary of how recent solar direct-drive (SDD) refrigeration projects have performed, highlighting...
OBJECTIVES:
Cold chain control is one of the most important facts to ensure the effectiveness of vaccines links, which requires specific material and human resources for management. The principal...
The Immunization eLearning Initiative, developed by WHO and UNICEF, now offers four rapid e-courses that can be taken in less than one hour. These courses include: Multi-Dose Vial Policy, Vaccine...
This report summarises the discussion of experts meeting at the Technet Conference held in Casablanca, Morocco from 18-22 November, 1991
Abstract
INTRODUCTION:
Routine immunization is a key child survival intervention. Issues related to quality of service delivery pose operational challenges in delivering effective immunization...
Accidental freezing of vaccines is a growing threat and a real risk for national immunization programs when the potency of many vaccines can be compromised if these are exposed to sub-zero...
Cold chain storage is necessary to prevent damage to vaccine due to heat exposure, but keeping vaccines too cold can be just as harmful as keeping them too warm - many vaccines are damaged by...
The dangers of accidental freezing of vaccines in the cold chain have prompted studies throughout the globe to better characterize the risk. To date, there has been no systematic review of these...
This publication is one of a series of documents developed by WHO to help improve the standards of refrigerator and cold store maintenance and repair. This booklet was prepared to help users of...
This publication is one of a series of documents developed by WHO to help improve the standards of refrigerator and cold store maintenance and repair. This is a user\'s handbook for gas absorption...
This publication is one of a series of documents developed by WHO to help improve the standards of refrigerator and cold store maintenance and repair. This booklet is a user\'s handbook for kerosene...
Technician\'s Handbook for Compression Refrigerators: Part E Addendum includes 41 task sheets grouped into area such as how a photovoltaic refrigerator works; safety consideration; how to measure...
Technician\'s Handbook for Compression Refrigerators: Part H introduces maintenance and servicing work; fault finding and repair work; record keeping and; user training for photovoltaic...
Technician\'s Handbook for Compression Refrigerators: Part F is the instructors handbook on how to prepare, conduct and follow-up after a 10-12 day training program compression refrigerator repair....
Technician\'s Handbook for Compression Refrigerators: Part F Addendum 1 is a supplemental instructors handbook on how to plan and implement a one-week training course on maintenance, installation and...
Technician\'s Handbook for Compression Refrigerators: Part D discusses how to keep stocks of spare parts including which spare parts are the most important, how to calculate quantities to order, how...
Technician\'s Handbook for Compression Refrigerators: Part c discusses repair work, including how to replace the filter drier or compressor; how to repair a damaged evaporator or condensor; how to...
Technician\'s Handbook for Compression Refrigerators: Part B discusses faults and fault-finding including: Conditions of correctly charged refrigerant; how to find normal system pressures and normal...
In order to faciliate the data collection for inventory and facilities data collection templates and corresponding guides have been developed that can be adopted to country specific contexts. In...
In order to faciliate the data collection for inventory and facilities data collection templates and corresponding guides have been developed that can be adopted to country specific contexts. In...
In order to faciliate the data collection for inventory and facilities data collection templates and corresponding guides have been developed that can be adopted to country specific contexts. In...
In order to support the data collectors in the field to identify the equipment an equipment identification guide has been developed that has pictures of fridges and names the brand, model and PQS...
The objective of the Handbook is to enable the Cold Chain Handlers to efficiently manage the vaccines and cold chain system. It aims to equip them with the required technical and practical guidance...
Recent public sector consultations and reports from the field have identified the need for amendments and additions to the current WHO Performance, quality, Safety (PQS) performance specifications...
Recent public sector consultations and reports from the field have identified the need for some amendments and additions to the current WHO Performance, quality, Safety (PQS) performance...
This paper highlights some lessons learned with solar-powered refrigeration, and discusses some critical factors for successful introduction of solar units into immunization programs in the future...
The primary objectives of this document are to provide a step-by-step approach of a successful acquisition/introduction of solar cold chain equipment for vaccines management, and to share the lessons...
Refrigerators powered by gas or kerosene have long been considered the best option for storing vaccines in areas with unreliable electricity. Even so, drawbacks with these devices have made keeping...
Two studies aiming to analyze the vaccine cold chain throughout Spain, performed from 1988-89, sparked interest in vaccine logistics among public health authorities. The studies were performed using...