The status of refrigeration solutions for last mile vaccine delivery in low-income settings

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Klaus Schönenberger¹  Magali Cattin²  Sashidhar Jonnalagedda²  Solomzi Makohliso² 

[1] Corresponding author.;EssentialTech Centre, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Station 10, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland;

关键词: Vaccine transportation;    Cold chain;    Off-grid refrigeration;    Last mile delivery;   

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来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Recommendations for storage of most vaccines imply a continuous exposure to a temperature range between 0 °C and 10 °C, from the production to the administration to beneficiaries. According to the World Health Organization, more than 50% of vaccines are wasted around the world. Discontinuities of the cold chain in low-income settings where electricity is scarce contributes to this wastage. Recently, several advances have been made in cooling technologies to store and transport vaccines. This paper presents an overview of refrigeration technologies based on scientific publications, industry white papers and other grey literature. With a focus on vaccine transport, we briefly describe each refrigeration method, its best performing available devices as well as the outstanding research challenges in order to further improve its performance.

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