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<p>Dear TechNet Colleagues,</p>
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<p>ColdTrace is a low-cost wireless system that monitors the temperature and power of cold storage units at health facilities and regional stores that have vaccines and other temperature-sensitive medications. When the temperature becomes too hot or too cold, ColdTrace sends SMS alerts to clinic workers and managers to warn them about the danger to the vaccines and other medications.</p>
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<p>The analytics reported on a web dashboard are customizable and cover information on fridge uptime, performance by fridge model, fridge holdover time, and power availability. These analytics can be aggregated across district/province and displayed over time.</p>
<p>During the session, the following will be demonstrated: <br />1) ColdTrace device with SMS alerts and dashboard<br />2) Visualizations and reports, and actions taken by clinics staff, managers and technicians</p>
<p><br /><strong>In this session we highly encourage and welcome country representatives to share their valuable feedback on the current challenges around cold chain management and fridge failures to better inform future technologies and efforts around cold chain strengthening.</strong></p>
<p><br />We hope to explore and discuss the following questions during our session. We encourage all the participants to start an online discussion here before the conference to share their unique feedback and experience from working in different countries.</p>
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<p><em>Discussion Questions: </em></p>
<p>1) What are the most common causes of fridge failure, and how can we improve our understanding/knowledge based on this topic to strengthen cold chain systems? Some causes include equipment and installation, power, and processes. How are they particularly different in your region or area?</p>
<p>2) What information/infrastructure do maintenance technicians need to improve fridge uptime in facilities?</p>
<p>3) Can timely data on temperature excursions and power outage lead to prompt actions by the health facility staff and the technician? </p>
<p>4) How can data contribute to timely diagnosis and solving fridge problems and how can systems contribute to verifying that actions have been taken and problems have been solved?</p>
<p>5) Can analytics on fridge performance play a role in informing decision making around fridge model procurement and strengthening maintenance systems (e.g. ordering necessary spare parts, providing tools, transportation, etc.)</p>
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<p>Thank you all and I look forward to our discussions on this board and at the conference!</p>
<p> </p>
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<p>ColdTrace is a low-cost wireless system that monitors the temperature and power of cold storage units at health facilities and regional stores that have vaccines and other temperature-sensitive medications. When the temperature becomes too hot or too cold, ColdTrace sends SMS alerts to clinic workers and managers to warn them about the danger to the vaccines and other medications.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>The analytics reported on a web dashboard are customizable and cover information on fridge uptime, performance by fridge model, fridge holdover time, and power availability. These analytics can be aggregated across district/province and displayed over time.</p>
<p>During the session, the following will be demonstrated: <br />1) ColdTrace device with SMS alerts and dashboard<br />2) Visualizations and reports, and actions taken by clinics staff, managers and technicians</p>
<p><br /><strong>In this session we highly encourage and welcome country representatives to share their valuable feedback on the current challenges around cold chain management and fridge failures to better inform future technologies and efforts around cold chain strengthening.</strong></p>
<p><br />We hope to explore and discuss the following questions during our session. We encourage all the participants to start an online discussion here before the conference to share their unique feedback and experience from working in different countries.</p>
<p> </p>
<p><em>Discussion Questions: </em></p>
<p>1) What are the most common causes of fridge failure, and how can we improve our understanding/knowledge based on this topic to strengthen cold chain systems? Some causes include equipment and installation, power, and processes. How are they particularly different in your region or area?</p>
<p>2) What information/infrastructure do maintenance technicians need to improve fridge uptime in facilities?</p>
<p>3) Can timely data on temperature excursions and power outage lead to prompt actions by the health facility staff and the technician? </p>
<p>4) How can data contribute to timely diagnosis and solving fridge problems and how can systems contribute to verifying that actions have been taken and problems have been solved?</p>
<p>5) Can analytics on fridge performance play a role in informing decision making around fridge model procurement and strengthening maintenance systems (e.g. ordering necessary spare parts, providing tools, transportation, etc.)</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Thank you all and I look forward to our discussions on this board and at the conference!</p>
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