POST 01119E : SOLAR REFRIGERATOR

POST 01119E : SOLAR REFRIGERATOR Follow-up on Posts 01019E, 01027E, 01032E, 01037E, 01045E, 01095E, 01102E and 01109E 10 July 2007 _____________________________________ This posting contains one contribution from [log in to unmask]">Robert [log in to unmask]">Steinglass from IMMUNIZATIONbasics, adding one other consideration in selecting (solar) refrigerator models _____________________________________ One key consideration of importance to consider is how much ice-making and ice-storing capacity is required (along with vaccine storage capacity) to provide outreach teams with sufficient ice for their vaccine carriers. In India, several ANMs (auxiliary nurse midwives) operate out of the same health facility and visit nearby villages on a regular outreach schedule - - usually on the very same day to facilitate easier community mobilization (e.g., on Wednesdays). This requires quite a lot of icepacks. (Alternatively, in some places, vaccine and ice are being supplied directly to the visited villages from a different health facility at higher levels that has more assured electricity-powered and ice-making capacity.) So, field staff must factor in the amount of ice needed to power outreach teams. Robert Robert Steinglass Technical Director IMMUNIZATIONbasics JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc. Arlington, VA, USA ______________________________________________________________________________ All members of the TechNet21 e-Forum are invited to send comments on any posting or to use the forum to raise a new discussion or request technical information in relation to immunization services. The comments made in this forum are the sole responsibility of the writers and do not in any way mean that they are endorsed by any of the organizations and agencies to which the authors may belong. ______________________________________________________________________________ Visit the TECHNET21 Website at http://www.technet21.org You will find instructions to subscribe, a direct access to archives, links to reference documents and other features. ______________________________________________________________________________ To UNSUBSCRIBE, send a message to : [log in to unmask]">[log in to unmask] Leave the subject area BLANK In the message body, write unsubscribe TECHNET21E ______________________________________________________________________________ The World Health Organization and UNICEF support TechNet21. The TechNet21 e-Forum is a communication/information tool for generation of ideas on how to improve immunization services. It is moderated by Claude Letarte and is hosted in cooperation with the Centre de coopération internationale en santé et développement, Québec, Canada (www.ccisd.org __________________________________________________