Learning Outcomes

When you have studied this session, you should be able to:

• Define and use correctly all of the key words printed in bold.
• Calculate the size of the target population in your community and forecast their vaccine needs, using three different methods.
• Calculate vaccine wastage rates and wastage factors and apply them to orders of vaccine stocks to minimise wastage.
• Calculate the minimum and maximum quantities of vaccines required for a stated supply period and manage the critical stock level effectively.