After Co-Win, Govt Launches U-WIN To Digitise Universal Immunisation Programme: After the success of the Co-WIN platform, the government has now replicated it to set up an electronic registry for routine vaccinations. The initiative known as U-WIN has been implemented in a trial mode in two districts of each state and Union Territory in India in order to digitise the country’s Universal Immunization Program (UIP). Carrying vaccination cards of children and pregnant women, struggling to keep a tab on the next jab and other such hassles may soon become a thing of the past.
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Significance of This Platform:
- The platform will be used to register and immunise every expectant mother, record the outcome of her childbirth, record every newborn delivery, administer birth doses, and administer all subsequent vaccination events.
- The U-WIN is going to be the single source of information for immunisation services, updating vaccination status, delivery outcome, planning of RI sessions and reports like antigen-wise coverage, etc.
- There will be digital registrations of all pregnant women and newborns for individualised tracking for vaccination, reminders for upcoming doses and follow-up of dropouts.
- Healthcare workers and programme managers will be able to generate real-time data of routine immunisation sessions and vaccination coverage for better planning and vaccine distribution.
Digitisation of Immunisation:
For pregnant women and children, vaccine acknowledgement and immunisation card linked to ABHA ID (Ayushman Bharat Health Account) will be generated and all states and districts can access a common database to track and vaccinate beneficiaries. Besides, through the platform citizens can check nearby ongoing routine immunisation sessions, and book appointments.
All states and UTs have been sensitised on U-WIN functionalities and objectives for the pilot in 65 districts and staff and healthcare workers have been trained on all modules of U-WIN. With this the entire vaccination system including records will get digitised, easing the tracking of beneficiaries. Beneficiaries will receive certificates immediately after the immunisation programme is fully digitalized, and they can download them if they so choose. Digi-lockers will be used to store these certificates.
