by Ken Chiacchia | Apr 24, 2017 | Features
Heat Stable Vaccines Could Save Lives, Money April 26, 2017 Health care workers in low-income nations often have to deliver vaccines on rugged footpaths, via motorcycle or over river crossings. On top of this, vaccines need to be kept refrigerated or they may degrade...
by Ken Chiacchia | Jun 21, 2016 | 2016Press
Drones Could Be Cheaper Alternative in Delivering Vaccines Unmanned aerial vehicles could also improve vaccination rates in low- and middle-income countries June 21, 2016 Unmanned drone delivery of vaccines may save money and improve vaccination rates in low- and...
by Ken Chiacchia | May 7, 2015 | 2015Press
Study Suggests Vial Size Can Have Large Impact on Vaccine Supply Chain Thursday, May 7, 2015 Vaccine vial size – the total number of doses a single vaccine vial contains – can have a significant impact on vaccine distribution, costs and use, according to a new study...
by Ken Chiacchia | May 8, 2014 | 2014Press
PSC, Hopkins Computer Model Helps Benin Vaccinate More Kids at Lower Cost Monday, May 12, 2014 The HERMES Logistics Modeling Team, consisting of researchers from Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center (PSC), the University of Pittsburgh Swanson School of Engineering...
by Ken Chiacchia | Jan 15, 2014 | 2014Press
PSC Projects Make Top Supercomputing Discovery List Two public health projects at Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center have made HPCwire’s list of “The Top Supercomputing-Led Discoveries of 2013.” The HERMES project is analyzing vaccine supply chains in lower-income...