Guidance
Standard Operating Procedures for Vaccine Management
Standard Operating Procedures based on EVM model SOPs for the following tasks:
- Correct storage temperatures for vaccines and diluents at fixed locations
- Installing and looking after vaccine refrigerators and freezers
- Looking after Cold rooms and freezer rooms
- Looking after standby generators
- Looking after Voltage regulators
- Monitoring temperature exposure during vaccine transport
- Monitoring vaccine storage temperatures at fixed storage locations
- Packing vaccine and diluents for transport, using cold boxes
- Product arrival procedures
- Responding to emergencies during vaccine transport operations
- Responding to emergencies in fixed storage locations
- Safe working in cold rooms and freezer rooms
- Storing vaccine and water packs in refrigerators and freezers
- Storing vaccines and water packs in cold rooms and freezer rooms
- Using Vaccine Vial Monitors (VVM)
- Vaccine Arrival Procedures
- When and how to conduct the Shake Test
Authors
Languages
- English
Publication year
2025
Type
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| Vaccines, Cold Chain and Logistics Management - Manual of Operations | Philippines Ministry of Health | 2018 | Guidance | English |
