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A simple solution to maintaining life-saving vaccines | Nithya Ramanathan

A simple solution to maintaining life-saving vaccines | Nithya Ramanathan

Refrigerators do much more than store your groceries -- they're also vital to preserving and distributing vaccines.

TED Talks Daily · TED

November 6, 20216m 7s

Show Notes

Refrigerators do much more than store your groceries -- they're also vital to preserving and distributing vaccines. Illustrating the realities of (and threats to) global vaccine supply chains, technologist and TED Fellow Nithya Ramanathan describes how smart sensors placed in fridges that store medical supplies can provide crucial, real-time data and ensure people get the life-saving care they need.

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