Guidance
Ensuring the quality of vaccines at country level - Guidelines for health staff
The present guidelines have been prepared specifically for countries procuring their vaccines through UNICEF, and are aimed at all programme and regulatory authority personnel at country level, UNICEF and WHO country staff as well as staff of partner and support agencies, and all who handle, store and use vaccines. They describe the procedures necessary for ensuring vaccine quality from the moment when production starts until the time of administration. Some of the procedures described can be applied to any country, wherever they obtain their vaccines, while others are specific to UNICEF vaccine supply procedures.
Languages
- English
Publication year
2002
Type
Guidance
Categories
- Supply chain & logistics
Organisations
- United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
- World Health Organization (WHO)
Tags
- Distribution system
By EVM criterion
- E1 Vaccine arrivals
- E2 Temperature management
- E3 Storage and transportation capacity
- E4 Facility infrastructure and equipment
- E6 Stock management
- E7 Distribution of vaccines and dry goods
- E8 Vaccine management
- E9 Waste management
