Immunization supply chains (iSCs) move vaccines from manufacturer to point of use with the added complexities of requiring cold chain and an increasing need for agility and efficiency to ensure vaccine quality and availability. Underperforming iSCs have been widely acknowledged as a key constraint to achieving high immunization coverage rates in low- and middle-income... Read more
Author: John Snow Inc
Technical area: cold chain, Vaccine Supply Chain
Document type: Country reports, Research
Language: English
Author: World Health Organization (WHO)
Technical area: cold chain
Document type: Technical briefs
Language: English
Author: Program for Appropriate Technology in Health (PATH), World Health Organization (WHO)
Technical area: cold chain
Document type: Technical briefs
Language: English
Author: Helen Burchett et al.
Technical area: cold chain, Human resources
Document type: Technical briefs
Language: English
Author:
Technical area: cold chain
Document type: Technical briefs
Language: English
This evidence brief, developed by project Optimize, examines the benefits, challenges, and rationale for integrating vaccine supply chains with the supply chains of other health commodities. It provides agencies, donors, decision-makers, and partners with a brief overview of supply chain integration and lessons learned during project Optimize’s demonstration activities in... Read more
Author: Program for Appropriate Technology in Health (PATH), World Health Organization (WHO)
Technical area: cold chain, Forecasting and supply planning, LMIS, Procurement, Storage and distribution
Document type: Technical briefs
Language: English
Project Optimize, a five-year partnership between the World Health Organization (WHO) and PATH, conducted a small implementation activity in South Sudan. The goal of the activity was to test the feasibility and usefulness of implementing a mobile and cloud-based vaccine stock management information system capable of providing EPI staff at... Read more
Author: Program for Appropriate Technology in Health (PATH), World Health Organization (WHO)
Technical area: cold chain, LMIS
Document type: Country reports
Language: English
Author: G. McGuire
Technical area: cold chain, Human resources, LMIS, M&E, Storage and distribution
Document type: Tools and guides
Language:
This WHO guideline is designed to assist managers of immunization services to create and maintain a service infrastructure that is capable of responding to change. The guideline is aimed at senior managers at national and internediate levels, but may also be of value to other logistics specialists.... Read more
Author: World Health Organization (WHO)
Technical area: cold chain
Document type:
Language: English
