EVM
Setting the standard
Effective Vaccine Management Setting the standard

R0280 - Responsible staff know how to prevent freezing during transportation in cold climates.

Guidance

Applicability:

The facility prepares coolant packs for vaccine transportation (distribution, collection and/or outreach) and the ambient temperature does sometimes drop below zero, or the packing of warm water packs is observed

 

Scoring:

1: Responsible person knows how to protect vaccines from sub-zero outside temperatures (use warm packs) or is observed to do so correctly.

0: Otherwise.

 

Guidance:

In cold climates (sub-zero ambient temperatures), warm packs (prepared at room temperature) can be used to protect the vaccines from sub-zero temperatures during short trips.

Levels

PG: -

PR: 5

SN: 5

LD: 5

SP: 5

Parent requirement

R0277 - Responsible staff are knowledgeable of key principles and procedures of vaccine transportation.

Questionnaire version

1.15

Associated resource(s): 2
Title Description Author Published Sample type
WHO-UNICEF Effective Vaccine Store Management Initiative: Modules 1-4 The package includes WHO-UNICEF joint statement on effective vaccine store management and four modules. The purpose of this document is to encourage countries to procure and maintain equipment and to adopt management and training practices that fully protect vaccines in primary and intermediate vaccine stores. The initiative provides countries with self-assessment tools, guidelines and model standards, focused specifically on vaccine storage and distribution. UNICEF; World Health Organization 2005 Training
EVM Model Standard Operating Procedures Consolidated version, with user guide This SOP explains how to verify that the vaccines delivered are in good condition and that they are accompanied by the appropriate documents before accepting them in the national supply chain World Health Organization 2013 Guidance