Supporting Information for Users

Supporting Information for Users

Supporting information for procuring, operating and maintaining WHO-prequalified immunization devices and equipment is available from WHO and other UN agencies. On this website, supporting information can be found under Product categories and also below by product category.

E001: Cold rooms, freezer rooms, and related equipment

Cold room temperature mapping studies

Guideline for establishing or improving primary and intermediate vaccine stores

How to calculate vaccine volumes and cold chain capacity requirements

How to develop and repair a maintenance system for cold chain equipment

How to look after a cold room or freezer room: self-assessment tool

Self-assessment tool for looking after a cold room or freezer room

User's handbook for vaccine cold rooms and freezer rooms

WHO-UNICEF Effective Vaccine Store Management Initiative: Modules 1–4

E002: REFRIGERATED VEHICLES

How to calculate vaccine volumes and cold chain capacity requirements

Follow-up on the suspension of eight (8) models of vaccine refrigerators, from Vestfrost A/S, Esberg, Denmark (24 October 2019)

How to calculate vaccine volumes and cold chain capacity requirements

How to develop and repair a maintenance system for cold chain equipment

Introducing solar-powered vaccine refrigerator and freezer systems – A guide for managers in national immunization programmes

Evidence brief: Solar direct-drive vaccine refrigerators and freezers

Procurement guidelines: solar direct drive refrigerators and freezers

Study protocol for temperature monitoring in the vaccine cold chain

E003: REFRIGERATORS & FREEZERS

How to use passive Study protocol for temperature monitoring in the vaccine cold chain

How to calculate vaccine volumes and cold chain capacity requirements

How to develop and repair a maintenance system for cold chain equipment

Introducing solar-powered vaccine refrigerator and freezer systems – A guide for managers in national immunization programmes

Evidence brief: Solar direct-drive vaccine refrigerators and freezers

Procurement guidelines: solar direct drive refrigerators and freezers

Study protocol for temperature monitoring in the vaccine cold chain

E004: COLD BOXES & VACCINE CARRIERS

Aide-memoire for prevention of freeze damage to vaccines

Guidelines on the international packaging and shipping of vaccines

How to calculate vaccine volumes and cold chain capacity requirements

How to develop and repair a maintenance system for cold chain equipment

How to use passive containers and coolant-packs for vaccine transport and outreach operations

E005: COOLANT PACKS

How to use passive containers and coolant-packs for vaccine transport and outreach operations

E006: TEMPERATURE MONITORING DEVICES

Evidence brief: Perception of health workers on the use of remote temperature monitoring systems

Evidence brief: Perception of health workers on the use of 30-day temperature recorders

Evidence brief: Temperature monitoring study: a fully documented process to detect weaknesses in the supply chain

How to develop and repair a maintenance system for cold chain equipment

How to monitor temperatures in the vaccine supply chain

E007: COLD CHAIN ACCESSORIES

Solarization: Access to modern energy services for health facilities in resource-constrained settings

E008: INJECTION DEVICES FOR IMMUNIZATION

Guiding principles to ensure injection device security

Immunization in practice: a practical guide for health staff – 2015 update

Safety of injections: WHO-UNICEF-UNFPA joint statement on the use of auto-disable syringes in immunization services

E010: WASTE MANAGEMENT EQUIPMENT

Guidelines for estimating costs of introducing new vaccines into the national immunization system

E013: INJECTION DEVICES FOR THERAPEUTIC PURPOSES

There are currently no supplementary guidelines for this category.

ADDITIONAL NON-CATEGORY SPECIFIC GUIDANCE

Field guide for supplementary activities aimed at achieving polio eradication

How to develop a repair and maintenance system for cold chain equipment

How to calculate vaccine volumes and cold chain capacity requirements

UNICEF’s Cold Chain Support Package

PATH’s Total Cost of Ownership Tool for Cold Chain Equipment

Information for

Request for Proposals: Support to the WHO Immunization and Equipment Pre-qualification Team

Post-market Monitoring Toolkit

WHO Immunization devices prequalification has developed a Toolkit of resources to guide national immunization programmes planning to implement Post-market Monitoring through the set-up and implementation of Sentinel Surveillance.

DOWNLOAD THE TOOLKIT.