Assessment of vaccine wastage during an pulse polio immunization programme in India

Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 13-18

  Mukherjee, Ajit ^a   Ahluwalia, Tej Pal ^a   Gaur, Laxmi Narayan ^a   Mittal, Rakesh ^a   Kambo, Indira ^a   Saxena, Nirakar Chandra ^a   Singh, Pada ^a  

^a INDIAN COUNCIL OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Immunization; India; Polio vaccine; Wastage

Indexed keywords

ORAL POLIOMYELITIS VACCINE;

ARTICLE; COLOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG PACKAGING; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; INDIA; MASS IMMUNIZATION; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; MONITOR; POLIOMYELITIS; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION; INDIA; POLIOMYELITIS; POLIOVIRUS VACCINE, ORAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REFRIGERATION;

EID: 2942667818     PISSN: 16060997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (8)

1. Banerjee K, Hlady WG, Andrus JK, Sarkar S, Fitzsimmons J, Abeykoon P. Poliomyelitis surveillance: the model used in India for polio eradication. Bull World Health Organ 2000;78:321-29.
2. Japan supports pulse polio immunization campaign in India. Japan Calling 2002 Jul-Aug:5.
3. Polio eradication field guide. 2d ed. Washington, DC: Pan American Health Organization, 1994. 77 p. (WHO/EPI/GEN/95.01 REV. 1).
4. India. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Universal Immunization Programme. Details of vaccines with wastage allowed under the programme. New Delhi: Universal Immunization Programme, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, 1985.
5. Linkins RW, Mansour E, Wassif O, Hassan HH, Patriarca PA. Evaluation of house-to-house versus fixed-site oral poliovirus vaccine delivery strategies in a mass immunization campaign in Egypt. Bull World Health Organ 1995;73:589-95.
6. Bhuyan AL. Immunisation and the cold chain. J Indian Med Assoc 2000;98:26-7.
7. Vaccine vial monitor and opened vial policy. Geneva: World Health Organization, 1996:5. (WHO/EPI/LHIS/96.01).
8. Setia S, Mainzer H, Washington ML, Coil G, Snyder R, Weniger BG. Frequency and causes of vaccine wastage. Vaccine 2002;20:1148-56.