Using Thermal Analysis to Develop a Better Vaccine Carrier System

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), more than one million infants and young children die every year from vaccine-preventable diseases such as pneumococcal disease and rotavirus diarrhoea. Polio is an example of an effective vaccination program. Indeed, the number of people diagnosed with polio has decreased by more than 99 percent since 1988, from approximately 350,000 cases to 1,352 reported cases in 2010. WHO states that the reduction is the result of the global effort to eradicate the disease; and only three countries (Afghanistan, Nigeria, and Pakistan), remain polio-endemic, compared to more than 125 countries in 1988.