In search for a solution to track vaccines in real-time, the Zambian Ministry of Health and WHO decided to pilot a web-based logistic management information system in 34 facilities at the start of 2016.
Through the web and mobile phones, the system allows supply chain managers in the country’s national, district and provincial vaccine warehouses and stores to monitor vaccine stocks, use, and expirations minute-by-minute.
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该系统还监测冷链，确保疫苗总是保存在正确的温度。
The system also monitors the cold chain to ensure vaccines are kept at the correct temperature at all times.
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Phiri说：“现在系统里有更多的控制措施。
"There is now more control in the system," says Phiri.
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一支疫苗一经使用，系统就会自动更新。
"Whenever a vaccine is used, the system is automatically updated.
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我们可以看到所有机构的疫苗库存水平，就购买多少疫苗做出迅速决定，点击按钮就可以下单。”
We can see vaccine levels in all of the facilities, make quick decisions about how many vaccines to buy and with the click of the button place an order."
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在首都，卫生部工作人员也可以登录系统，查看供应登记簿未更新的情况。
Back in the capital, the Ministry of Health staff can also log into the system and see when supply registries have not been updated.
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如果某机构的登记簿长时间未更新，他们会给供应链管理员打电话，请后者改进报告工作。
If significant time has passed since a facilityregistry has been updated, they can call the supply chain manager and ask them to improve their reporting.
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卫生部还可以看到谁订购了多大量的何种疫苗，这有助于使卫生工作者对库存过多和库存不足的情况负责。
The Ministry of Health can also see who is ordering what and how much, which helps to hold health workers accountable for over- or under-stocking.