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Latest on WHO PQS and prequalification of cold chain equipment, technologies and devices for immunization
TechNet Conference 2015: Equipping the supply chain (2 of 2)
News and updates from WHO and PATH on PQS advancements since the last TechNet Conference; the new PQS Post-Market Monitoring works stream and cold chain equipment sentinel surveillance pilots; and...
Immunization programs often encounter technical challenges when adopting current cold chain equipment (CCE) performance monitoring tools. WHO PQS is working towards solving these challenges by...
This specification describes general performance requirements for nonelectronic Combined Vaccine Vial Monitor (VVM) and Threshold Indicator
(TI).
News and updates from WHO and PATH on PQS advancements since the last TechNet Conference; the new PQS Post-Market Monitoring works stream and cold chain equipment sentinel surveillance pilots; and...
The FreezeGuard device works with any powered vaccine fridge or cold-room to detect and automatically prevent freezing events.
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 presentation describes how to use the TechNet-21 cold chain equipment (CCE) area for users and PQS manufacturers.
This documents is an exhaustive user guide for the TechNet-21 CCE area. This area offers everything you need to know about WHO PQS-prequalified products. If you’re a user in need of information to...
This specification describes the performance requirements for electronic shipping indicators to be used to monitor time-temperature exposure inside vaccine shipping containers during transport from...
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...
Les objectifs généraux de ce guide sont les suivants :
1. Accroître le niveau de sensibilisation et contribuer au renforcement des capacités sur les questions
associées au...
AOV with R&D support from PATH addressed the
problem of vaccine freezing by incorporating an inner
vaccine box made of engineered phase change material
(EPCM) into vaccine carrier. When used...
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...
Withdrawal of type 2 oral poliovirus vaccine (OPV) in OPV-using countries required regulatory approval for use of inactivated poliovirus vaccine and bivalent OPV in routine immunization. Worldwide, a...
Background: Since 2010, numerous new technologies have entered the immunization cold chain equipment market. The World Health Organization (WHO) Immunization Devices Programme—Performance, Quality...
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...
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...
The purpose of this preliminary Target Product Profile (TPP) is to propose the scope of a new WHO Performance, quality, Safety (PQS) category for solar direct-drive (SDD) water-pack freezers and to...
The PQS Devices Catalogue includes details of all immunization-related products currently pre-qualified by WHO for procurement by United Nations agencies. The catalogue is produced and maintained by...
This document describes the procedure for verifying the performance of
programmable electronic temperature and event logging systems with remote
alarming and remote, periodic, and automatic...
This specification describes the performance requirements for programmable
electronic temperature and event logging systems with remote alarming and
remote, periodic, and automatic reporting for...
Since the early days of EPI in the late 1970’s there has been a need for specialised cold chain equipment designed to meet the demanding performance requirements of the developing world, where fuel...