Humanitarian & vaccine cold chain
Emergency & last-mile vaccine, food and pharma cold storage
For UN agencies, NGOs, ministries of health and humanitarian responders, ColdMatch sources solar-hybrid vaccine cold rooms, last-mile carriers and emergency refrigeration for outbreak response and disaster relief.
Key challenges
- Deploying cold chain in off-grid, disaster-affected areas
- Meeting WHO PQS and UNICEF specifications
- Rapid delivery within humanitarian timelines
ColdMatch solutions
- Solar direct-drive vaccine refrigerators (WHO PQS)
- Containerised emergency cold rooms
- Passive & active vaccine carriers for last-mile
Typical projects & capex
| Project type | Capex range |
|---|---|
| Solar vaccine fridge (health post) | $3K – $15K |
| District cold room (WHO PQS) | $40K – $180K |
| Emergency response cold chain | $200K – $2M |
Frequently asked questions — Humanitarian & vaccine cold chain
Are your suppliers WHO PQS listed?+
Not automatically. For humanitarian and vaccine projects the brief can require WHO PQS-prequalified equipment, and suppliers are asked for the PQS reference so you can check it in WHO's catalogue.
Can you deploy within emergency timelines?+
ColdMatch does not deploy equipment. Urgent humanitarian briefs are reviewed manually, and the team contacts suppliers that can quote containerised cold rooms or vaccine carriers for short timelines.
Do you support donor-funded procurement?+
ColdMatch can help prepare a clear technical brief that buyers can use in donor- or DFI-funded procurement; the funder's own rules decide eligibility.