Guidance

Vaccine Management Handbook: How to use passive containers and coolant-packs for vaccine transport and outreach operations

World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF

This module of the WHO Vaccine Management Handbook (VMH) provides guidance on how to develop a transport strategy that minimizes the risk of exposure to freezing through the correct use of passive containers and their associated coolant-packs. It covers vaccine transport down to health facility level and transport for outreach operations.

Authors

Languages

Publication year

2015

Type

Guidance

Categories

  • Supply chain & logistics

Organisations

  • United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
  • World Health Organization (WHO)

Tags

  • Cold box / vaccine carrier
  • Outreach
  • Vaccine management

By EVM criterion

  • E7 Distribution of vaccines and dry goods

FREEZE-PREVENTION-ADDITIONAL-INFO

You can find more information about "FREEZE-PREVENTION-ADDITIONAL-INFO" in the following Hot Topics:

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Products obtained during combustion of polymers under simulated incinerator conditions: II. PolystyreneF. W. Karasek , M. L. Parsons , R. A. Hawley-Fedder Journal articleEnglish
Cold chain innovations - learnings from field evaluations of freeze protection and energy harvesting (16th TechNet Conference)Abdoulaye Gueye, Sandeep Kumar, Surendra Uranw2020PresentationEnglish
Vaccine Carrier Cold Life and Vial Freezing: Laboratory Testing ReportPATH2019ReportEnglish
Expanded Polystyrene Recycling Association of India websiteExpanded Polystyrene Recycling Association of India2019GuidanceEnglish
How to dispose of Thermogard gel ice packsThermogard2019GuidanceEnglish
Koolit® and KoolTemp® DisposalCold Chain Technologies2019RepositoryEnglish
Temperature sensitivity of vaccinesWorld Health Organization (WHO)2006GuidanceEnglish
Freeze-Preventive Vaccine Carriers: A Job Aid For Health Workers and Cold Chain LogisticiansPATH2017User guideEnglish
Freeze-Preventive Vaccine Carrier: Frequently Asked QuestionsPATH2018GuidanceEnglish
Aide-memoire for prevention of freeze damage to vaccinesWorld Health Organization (WHO)2019GuidanceEnglish
Vaccine Management Handbook: How to use passive containers and coolant-packs for vaccine transport and outreach operationsWorld Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF2015GuidanceEnglish, French
Planning and Implementing Solutions to address vaccine freezing in transportClinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI)GuidanceEnglish
How to select the right solution to address freezing during transportClinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI)2023GuidanceEnglish
How to monitor temperatures in the vaccine supply chainUNICEF, World Health Organization (WHO)2015GuidanceEnglish, French

VVM-POLICIES

You can find more information about "VVM-POLICIES" in the following Hot Topics:

TitleAuthorYearTypeLanguage
VVM use at the most periphery - Serge GanivetEPELA, World Health Organization (WHO)2013GuidanceEnglish
WHO policy statement: multi-dose vial policy (MDVP): handling of multi-dose vaccine vials after openingWorld Health Organization (WHO)2014GuidanceEnglish, French
Tools and approaches to ensure quality of vaccines throughout the cold chainJulie Milstien, Umit Kartoglu2014Journal articleEnglish
WHO-UNICEF policy statement on the use of vaccine vial monitors in immunization servicesUNICEF, World Health Organization (WHO)1999GuidanceEnglish, French
WHO-UNICEF policy statement on the implementation of vaccine vial monitors: the role of vaccine vial monitors in improving access to immunizationUNICEF, World Health Organization (WHO)2007GuidanceEnglish
Vaccine Management Handbook: How to use passive containers and coolant-packs for vaccine transport and outreach operationsWorld Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF2015GuidanceEnglish, French

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