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Rahman Olasunkanmi Kelani
Rahman Olasunkanmi Kelani said,
  Thanks Tory for this beautiful piece. I totally agree with you. there are no complexities, the presidents are the commander in chief of armed forces, and the employer of the minister of healths. These  
In Army Humanitarian Assistance programs can support ...
ian.tansley
ian.tansley said,
  I think this is a great idea. It's unfortunate that you jump immediately ahead to solar only sites as the vast majority of sites are still powered exclusively using diesel generators. Most of the ti  
In Using Cellular Station Generators (CSG’s) to Power...
ian.tansley
ian.tansley said,
  The concepts of holdover and autonomy have been borrowed from the old battery powered solar fridges and to my mind don’t have a place in the new world free of unreliable batteries. There is some conf  
In Holdover or Autonomy?
Mohammad Tiu
Mohammad Tiu said,
  Informative post!Bill Gates and his wife Melinda's engagement to the different charity events is one of the calls that caught my interest to read this article. To be immunized of vaccine is one of the  
In New Protection Against Meningitis
Toryalai Hart
Toryalai Hart said,
  Wow James - Thanks for this fascinating post, particularly about the freeze drying of smallpox vaccine. Unfortunately, at least in W-Africa, storage rooms are typically built of cement blocks with a  
In Was this the first attempt to take the ‘cold’ out ...
Toryalai Hart
Toryalai Hart said,
  Corporate CSR is indeed an interesting angle but likely would prove complex if they were doing anything more than helping with cold chain logistics and storage? Some work is already being done on thi  
In Army Humanitarian Assistance programs can support ...
Ranjit Dhiman
Ranjit Dhiman said,
  Thanks Tory for this nice initiative and great example of support to immunization programs. I believe it is time for countries to revisit the strategy of making and owning the infrastructure in terms  
In Army Humanitarian Assistance programs can support ...
Toryalai Hart
Toryalai Hart said,
  If I were specifying equipment for a project, I would seek out a balance between autonomy and holdover, thus leading to maximum reliability for the lowest cost while distributing the risk of failure a  
In Holdover or Autonomy?

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