In carrying out its work, the WHO Blood Cold Chain Project has been supported by manufacturers of blood cold chain equipment and national authorities who have participated in field evaluation programmes. Manufacturers’ equipment, evaluated under the WHO Project, appear in this Guide as examples of blood cold chain equipment only. It is hoped that the data obtained from the equipment evaluated and the minimum performance specifications identified will enable other manufacturers to promote equipment that meets or surpasses these specifications for blood storage and transportation. Future editions of this Guide may include such equipment, in collaboration with the manufac- turers and subject to the rights of WHO. Furthermore, it is hoped that this Guide.
