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A vaccine manufacturing site and the children needing immunization
may be separated by thousands of miles. And over that distance, the
vaccine must be maintained at a temperature just above freezing. National
Immunization Days require a network of freezers, refrigerators, and
cold boxes across the world’s jungles and deserts. |
Left: Two vaccine coolers, oral vaccine bottles, blank
tally sheet used by vaccinators to keep track of the homes they have visited,
ink and bottle for marking finger after vaccination Courtesy of Rotary International
and Pan American Health Organization
Right: Unloading vaccine from a truck in Moradabad, India Courtesy of Jean-Marc
Giboux, photographer
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“Motor bikes developed for use by farmers
in the Australian bush have been adapted to meet the specifications
needed for vaccine delivery. Elsewhere, health workers make use of
horses and even dug-out canoes to ensure that vaccine gets through
to children in the remotest health system.”
—World Health Organization, 1996 |
Left: Transporting vaccine via camels in India, 1997 Courtesy
of Jean-Marc Giboux, photographer
Right: Vaccination in Moradabad, India Courtesy of Jean-Marc Giboux,
photographer
Vaccinator with burro, Yemen Courtesy of Jean-Marc
Giboux, photographer
