Using Data to Keep Vaccines Cold in Kenya: Remote Temperature Monitoring With Data Review Teams for Vaccine Management

Mercy Lutukai; Elizabeth A. Bunde; Benjamin Hatch; Zoya Mohamed; Shahrzad Yavari; Ernest Some; Amos Chweya; Caroline Kania; Jesse C. Ross; Carmit Keddem; Yasmin Chandani

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Using Data to Keep Vaccines Cold in Kenya: Remote Temperature Monitoring With Data Review Teams for Vaccine Management

Mercy Lutukai, Elizabeth A. Bunde, Benjamin Hatch, Zoya Mohamed, Shahrzad Yavari, Ernest Some, Amos Chweya, Caroline Kania, Jesse C. Ross, Carmit Keddem and Yasmin Chandani

Global Health: Science and Practice December 2019, 7(4):585-597; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-19-00157

Mercy Lutukai

ainSupply Health, Nairobi, Kenya.

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Elizabeth A. Bunde

bJSI, Boston, MA, USA.

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Benjamin Hatch

cJSI Research & Training Institute, Inc., Boston, MA, USA.

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For correspondence: benjamin_hatch@jsi.com

Zoya Mohamed

ainSupply Health, Nairobi, Kenya.

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Shahrzad Yavari

dNexleaf Analytics, Los Angeles, CA, USA.

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Ernest Some

eMinistry of Health, Republic of Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya.

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Amos Chweya

ainSupply Health, Nairobi, Kenya.

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Caroline Kania

fNexleaf Analytics, Nairobi, Kenya.

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Jesse C. Ross

dNexleaf Analytics, Los Angeles, CA, USA.

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Carmit Keddem

bJSI, Boston, MA, USA.

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Yasmin Chandani

ainSupply Health, Nairobi, Kenya.

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Mean Percentage of Time Spent in Temperature Bands for Vaccine Refrigerators by Month, Baseline (July–September 2017) vs. Implementation (October 2017–April 2018)
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Average Number of Freeze Alarms per Month, by County, Baseline (July–September 2017) vs. Implementation (October 2017–April 2018)
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Mercy Lutukai, Elizabeth A. Bunde, Benjamin Hatch, Zoya Mohamed, Shahrzad Yavari, Ernest Some, Amos Chweya, Caroline Kania, Jesse C. Ross, Carmit Keddem, Yasmin Chandani

Global Health: Science and Practice Dec 2019, 7 (4) 585-597; DOI: 10.9745/GHSP-D-19-00157

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Using Data to Keep Vaccines Cold in Kenya: Remote Temperature Monitoring With Data Review Teams for Vaccine Management

Mercy Lutukai, Elizabeth A. Bunde, Benjamin Hatch, Zoya Mohamed, Shahrzad Yavari, Ernest Some, Amos Chweya, Caroline Kania, Jesse C. Ross, Carmit Keddem, Yasmin Chandani

Global Health: Science and Practice Dec 2019, 7 (4) 585-597; DOI: 10.9745/GHSP-D-19-00157

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