Guidance
Generic TORs & Templates- Immunization Programme's National Logistics Working Groups (NLWGs)
The (S)NLWG is a structured mechanism for ensuring efficient, equitable, and resilient immunization supply chains. Its work spans policy-setting, operations, technical oversight, and accountability to national and international health priorities. Through strong governance, expert membership, conflict-of-interest safeguards, and rigorous monitoring, NLWGs play a critical role in strengthening vaccine delivery systems to ensure timely availability, quality, and equitable distribution of vaccines and related commodities, while also supporting health system strengthening. The generic TOR and templates provide a comprehensive template for country stakeholders to institutionalize the (S)NLWGs, establish mechanisms for systematic group operations, mitigate risks and conflicts of interest, and position the group for success. With the central aim of ensuring vaccine and cold chain management systems deliver potent vaccines in a timely fashion at all levels, (S)NLWGs maturity must be premised on four thematic areas- Institutional (Governance & Policy), Strategic, Operational, and Technical Expertise.
Authors
Languages
- English
- French: TdR et modèles génériques - Groupes de travail nationaux sur la logistique du Programme de vaccination
- Russian: Общие ТЗ и шаблоны - Национальные рабочие группы по логистике Программы иммунизации (NLWG)
- Spanish: TdR genéricos y plantillas- Grupos de Trabajo Logísticos Nacionales (NLWGs) del Programa de Inmunización
Publication year
2025
Type
Guidance
Categories
- Supply chain & logistics
Tags
- EQUIP
- National Immunization Strategy (NIS)
- National logistics working group (NLWG)
- Vaccine management
- Vaccine supply
By EVM criterion
- M4 iSC performance monitoring
- Programme management
- R4 Human resources management
- R5 Knowledge management
- ST Strategic planning
Gavi-iSC-planning
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strengthening National Logistics Working Group: Guidance document for strengthening immunization supply chain governance and leadership | UNICEF | 2025 | Guidance | English, Arabic, French, Russian, Spanish |
| Generic TORs & Templates- Immunization Programme's National Logistics Working Groups (NLWGs) | UNICEF | 2025 | Guidance | English, French, Russian, Spanish |
| Diagnosing supply chain maturity: Supply chain compass tool helps three countries | JSI | 2015 | Report | English |
NLWG-ToRs
| Title | Author | Year | Type | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Generic TORs & Templates- Immunization Programme's National Logistics Working Groups (NLWGs) | UNICEF | 2025 | Guidance | English, French, Russian, Spanish |
| TdR et modèles génériques - Groupes de travail nationaux sur la logistique du Programme de vaccination | UNICEF | 2025 | Guidance | French, English, Russian, Spanish |
| TdR genéricos y plantillas- Grupos de Trabajo Logísticos Nacionales (NLWGs) del Programa de Inmunización | UNICEF | 2025 | Guidance | Spanish, English, French, Russian |
| Общие ТЗ и шаблоны - Национальные рабочие группы по логистике Программы иммунизации (NLWG) | UNICEF | 2025 | Guidance | Russian, English, French, Spanish |
Strategic planning governance and financing
| Title | Author | Year | Type | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vaccine wastage in Ghana, Mozambique, and Pakistan: An assessment of wastage rates for four vaccines and the context, causes, drivers, and knowledge, attitudes and practices for vaccine wastage | Mercy Mvundura, Junice Ng, Katie Reynolds, Yee Theng Ng, John Bawa, Miguel Bambo, George Bonsu, Jenny Payne, Jonathan Chua, Julia Guerette, Kwadwo Odei Antwi-Agyei, Sousa Ribe, Delma Chinavane, Kingsley Arhin-Wiredu, Akram Shah, Jesuina Sitoe, Soofia Yunus, Jocelyn Powelson, Kwame Amponsa-Achiano, Kelobo Eshioramhe Kojak, Joanie Robertson | 2023 | Case study | English |
| Useful resources on EVM | World Health Organization (WHO) | 2025 | Guidance | English |
| Strengthening National Logistics Working Group: Guidance document for strengthening immunization supply chain governance and leadership | UNICEF | 2025 | Guidance | English, Arabic, French, Russian, Spanish |
| Generic TORs & Templates- Immunization Programme's National Logistics Working Groups (NLWGs) | UNICEF | 2025 | Guidance | English, French, Russian, Spanish |
| Mozambique: A Highly Effective COVID-19 Vaccine Campaign The power of multi-stakeholder planning to drive outcomes | VillageReach | 2022 | Case study | English |
| Managing change: Integrating vaccine and medicine supply chains | VillageReach | 2020 | Case study | English |
