Guidance
Immunization in Practice - Module 2: The vaccine cold chain
This module provides guidance for workers at health facility level. It covers the use of cold chain and temperature monitoring equipment and the basic maintenance of cold chain equipment. The module describes the existing range of WHO prequalified equipment at the time of publication. Up-to-date information on prequalified equipment is available on the WHO Performance Quality Safety (PQS) website (http://apps.who.int/immunization_standards/vaccine_quality/pqs_catalogue/).
Authors
Languages
- English
Publication year
2015
Type
Guidance
Categories
- Supply chain & logistics
Organisations
- World Health Organization (WHO)
Tags
- Repair and maintenance
- Temperature monitoring
By EVM criterion
- E2 Temperature management
- E4 Facility infrastructure and equipment
- E5 Maintenance and repair
- E7 Distribution of vaccines and dry goods
- E8 Vaccine management
VVM-READ
You can find more information about "VVM-READ" in the following Hot Topics:
| Title | Author | Year | Type | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vaccine Vial Monitors (VVM) - Online course | UNICEF | 2020 | Training | English |
| How does a VVM work? | EPELA, World Health Organization (WHO) | 2020 | Training | English |
| Vaccine vial monitor, PSM Lectures | Rajeev Ranjan Gupta | 2017 | Training | Hindi |
| How to Read a VVM | Immunization Academy | 2018 | Training | English, Hausa, Swahili, French |
| Vaccine vial monitor (VVM) | World Health Organization (WHO) | 2021 | Poster/infographic | English, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, French |
| Immunization in Practice - Module 2: The vaccine cold chain | World Health Organization (WHO) | 2015 | Guidance | English |
