The imperative for stronger vaccine supply and logistics systems.

摘要: With the introduction of new vaccines, developing countries are facing serious challenges in their vaccine supply and logistics systems. Storage capacity bottlenecks occur at national, regional, district levels system inefficiencies threaten access, availability, quality. As adopt newer more expensive vaccines attempt to reach people different ages settings, systems must be strengthened optimized. As a first step, national governments, donors, international agencies have crafted global vision for 2020 with detailed plans action achieve five priority objectives. Vaccine products packaging designed meet needs countries. Immunization support efficient effective delivery. The environmental impact energy, materials, processes used immunization is minimized. Immunization information enable better timely decision-making. Competent motivated personnel empowered handle chain issues. Over next decade, nearly all will require significant investments time resources from partners, governments. These critical if we current vaccines.