Using solar-powered refrigeration for vaccine storage where other sources of reliable electricity are inadequate or costly

Vaccine

Volumn 31, Issue 51, 2013, Pages 6050-6057

  McCarney, Steve ^a   Robertson, Joanie ^b   Arnaud, Juliette ^c   Lorenson, Kristina ^d   Lloyd, John ^d  

^a Solar Electric Light Fund   (United States)

^b GAVI Alliance   (Switzerland)

^c PATH   (France)

^d PATH   (United States)

Author keywords

Absorption refrigeration; Cold chain technology; Low electrification; Rural health care delivery; Solar refrigeration; Vaccine cold chain

Indexed keywords

KEROSENE;

DRUG COST; DRUG STORAGE; ELECTRICITY; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FREEZING; GAS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR RADIATION; TEMPERATURE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ABSORPTION REFRIGERATION; COLD CHAIN TECHNOLOGY; LOW ELECTRIFICATION; PATH; PERFORMANCE QUALITY AND SAFETY; PQS; PROGRAM FOR APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY IN HEALTH; RURAL HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; SOLAR REFRIGERATION; UNICEF; UNITED NATIONS CHILDREN'S FUND; VACCINE COLD CHAIN; WHO; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ELECTRICITY; HUMANS; REFRIGERATION; SOLAR ENERGY; VACCINES;

EID: 84888435444     PISSN: 0264410X     EISSN: 18732518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2013.07.076     Document Type: Review

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