WHO may suspend or withdraw products from the Catalogue. Reasons for suspension or withdrawal are listed in the SOP 011 How to remove a prequalified product from the PQS database.

The Catalogue is organized as follows:

• E001: Cold rooms, freezer rooms, and related equipment

• E002: Refrigerated vehicles

• E003: Refrigerators and freezers

• E004: Cold boxes and vaccine carriers

• E005: Coolant-packs and vaccine carriers

• E006: Cold chain accessories

• E007: Cold chain accessories

• E008: Injection devices for immunization

• E010: Waste management equipment

• E013: Injection devices for therapeutic purposes.

Note: Categories E009, E011 and E012 are currently not in use.

Each catalogue section includes a brief presentation of the equipment category, details of currently prequalified products and links to relevant supporting documents, including equipment selection.

Every product has a unique reference: the PQS product code. The code comprises the category reference (e.g. E003) followed by a number that is exclusive to the product. A unique reference is never reassigned to another product, therefore breaks in the numerical sequence will appear when an item is dropped from the catalogue.

Procurement suggestions

Any Member State and UN organization intending to use the Catalogue for procurement purposes should ensure that only products from the manufacturers mentioned in the Catalogue are procured. However, inclusion of a product in the Catalogue does not constitute any guarantee for the procurement of this product.

Procurement agencies using the Catalogue for procurement purposes remain solely responsible for ensuring the quality of the products that are delivered to them. Procurement agencies are also responsible for ensuring the financial stability and standing of the supplier, their ability to supply the required quantities and that the products have obtained the required marketing authorizations.

Conditions of use

Information presented in the WHO Catalogue of Prequailfied Devices does not reflect the views or policies of the World Health Organization (WHO) and the mention of specific companies and products does not imply any endorsement or recommendation by the WHO.

The Catalogue may be reproduced and translated in whole or in part for educational or non-profit purposes without special permission. However, no use may be made for resale or for any other commercial purpose whatsoever.

Disclaimers

Web-accessible links to sites external to the WHO are provided as additional resources in the Catalogue. However, no endorsement is implied and WHO is not responsible for the accuracy of information provided by external sites.

WHO does not guarantee that the Catalogue is complete or error free.

Furthermore, by including products in the Catalogue, WHO does not imply that:

• the products which have been found to meet the relevant performance specifications will continue to do so, nor that
• the products included in the Catalogue have obtained marketing authorization for their specified use or any other use in any country of the world, or that their use is otherwise in accordance with the national laws and regulations of any country, including but not limited to patent laws.

WHO wishes to alert procuring agencies that the improper handling and transportation of products may affect their quality, safety and/or effectiveness.

WHO disclaims any and all liability and responsibility for any injury, death, loss, or damage of any kind whatsoever that may arise as a result of, or in connection with the procurement, distribution and use of any product included in the Catalogue.