POST 01167E : PIS/PQS

POST 01167E : PIS/PQS Follow-up on Post 01040E 5 October 2007 _________________________________ WHO PQS secretariat is happy to announce the official release of PQS E01 and PQS E03 product specifications and verification protocols which were approved by the PQS steering group on 14 September 2007. With the approval of PQS E01 and E03 performance specifications and verification protocols, suppliers of cold room (E01) and refrigerators and freezers (E03) for storing vaccines and freezing icepacks listed in the PIS 2000 edition are now subjected to re-evaluation that has to follow new PQS procedures. The deadlines for submission of product dossier for prequalification for these PIS listed items are set as follows: E01 : 31 March 2008 E03 : 31 March 2009 On the above mentioned dates, PIS E01 and E06 sections will be shut down while PQS E01 and E03 pages will become fully functional. From these days on, WHO will only recommend PQS prequalified suppliers for cold rooms (E01) and refrigerators and freezers (E03). Other pages that are changed in the PIS/PQS site are as follows: Product Information Sheets (PIS) Performance, Quality and Safety (PQS) Reference documents WHO accredited laboratories PQS secretariat is looking forward to receive submission of product dossiers as described in the manufacturer's guide for PQS prequalification. There are three manufacturer guidelines published. E01 (cold rooms and freezer rooms) E03 (vaccine refrigerators, vaccine freezers and icepack freezers) E03 (solar power systems) We would like to thank all organizations, institutions, companies and individuals who contributed to the development of these new product specifications and verification protocols. PQS Secretariat will keep TechNet21 readers with further developments. Cheers, Dr. Umit KARTOGLU Scientist PQS Secretariat ______________________________________________________________________________ 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 : [[email protected]][email protected][/email] 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 ______________________________________________________________________________