On 22 February 2015, we lost Andrew Garnett...  A dear friend, mentor, and an irreplaceable brain… A huge loss to the world of immunization.

Andrew Garnett, during the EPELA e-Pharmaceutical Cold Chain Management expert video shooting, 15 March 2011, London (photo: U. Kartoglu)

I met Andrew in 2001 during the revision of international packaging and shipping guidelines. From that day on, we became close friends and have worked on numerous projects. It is with Andrew that we brought to life the Effective Vaccine Store Management (EVSM) initiative and Performance,  Quality and Safety (PQS) project.

Andrew was the number one choice as an author on cold chain management guidelines. He was an immaculate editor for many technical series we worked on together.

As an architect, Andrew was THE master of mind-maps. He fascinated me with his ability to bring about a clear mind-map structure to any complex concept.  

Andrew was one of the four mentors teaching in EPELA e-Pharmaceutical Cold Chain management course. His insightful reviews and feedback to participants were deeply appreciated and will always be remembered.

I deeply admired you, Andrew, for your elegance, your subtle artistic taste, your scientific rigor, your passion for life…

I shall miss you dearly, Andrew.

Umit Kartoglu