POST 01030E : COLD CHAIN TEMPERATURE MONITORING

POST 01030E : COLD CHAIN TEMPERATURE MONITORING 27 December 2006 _______________________________________ Carib Nelson (mailto:@path.org) from PATH is sharing five articles recently published or even still in press, about temperature monitoring in the cold chain and related issues. Carib is co-author of the first one and it was presented at the recent TechNet21 Consultation Meeting in Mexico. They were all added to the list of background documents on our site. _______________________________________ "Monitoring temperatures in the vaccine cold chain in Bolivia", by Carib Nelson, Paulo Froes, Anne Mie Van Dyck, Jeaneth Chavarría, Enrique Boda, Alberto Coca, Gladys Crespo & Heinz Lima ; Vaccine 25 (2007) http://www.technet21.org/pdf_file/TempColdChainBolivia.pdf "Exposure to heat and freezing in the vaccine cold chain in Thaïland", by Sirirat Techathawat, Porpit Varinsathien, Aimorn Rasdjarmrearnsook & Piyanit Tharmphornpilas ; Vaccine (2006) In Press. http://www.technet21.org/pdf_file/TempC ... ailand.pdf "A vaccine cold chain freezing study in PNG highlights technology needs for hot climate countries", by Theo Wirkas, Steven Toikilik, Nan Miller, Chris Morgan & C. John Clements ; Vaccine 25 (2007). http://www.technet21.org/pdf_file/TempColdChainPNG.pdf "Advances in vaccine stability monitoring technology", by Stephen E. Zweig ; Vaccine 24 (2006). http://www.technet21.org/pdf_file/Vacci ... toring.pdf "Too Hot, Too Cold : Issues With Vaccine Storage", by Larry K. Pickering, Gregory Wallace & Lance Rodewald ; Pediatrics, 2006 Oct : 118 (4), 1738-9. http://www.technet21.org/pdf_file/Vacci ... Issues.pdf ______________________________________________________________________________ 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 : mailto:[email protected] 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 (http://www.ccisd.org) ______________________________________________________________________________