Tool
Immunization Supply Chain Sizing Tool
A planning tool for national programme managers to estimate the size of the required supply chain infrastructure for vaccine storage and transportation at each level and facility. Uses outputs of the full-course vaccination to establish the desired storage capacity for vaccine and safe injection supplies for all levels of a national immunization programme. It provides application for national or intermediate levels for:
- Scenario analysis of different vaccine options used in the national programme
- Assessing cold chain and logistics needs in support of new vaccine introduction
- Assessing logistics needs for vaccination campaigns
- Estimating capital cost of cold chain needs in support of routine vaccine introduction or vaccination campaigns
Authors
Languages
- English
Publication year
2025
Type
Tool
Categories
- Supply chain & logistics
Organisations
- World Health Organization (WHO)
Tags
- Distribution system
- Effective Vaccine Management (EVM)
- Forecasting
By EVM criterion
- R1 Infrastructure management
- R2 Equipment management
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