The nationwide roll-out of U-WIN has been accomplished, and over 27 crore vaccine doses have been administered and recorded on the platform, Union Minister of State for Well being and Household Welfare, Anupriya Patel, advised the Lok Sabha in a current written reply.
U-WIN is a digital platform for digitalisation of all vaccination providers supplied beneath the Common Immunisation Programme (UIP) to pregnant ladies and kids (from delivery to 16 years) in opposition to 12 vaccine-preventable illnesses, in response to the Union Well being Ministry.
“As on November 25, 2024, 7.43 crore beneficiaries have been registered, 1.26 crore vaccination periods have been held and 27.77 crore administered vaccine doses have been recorded on U-WIN,” the official word mentioned.
UIP’s annual goal is to supply vaccination providers to round 2.9 crore pregnant ladies and a couple of.6 crore infants (0-1 yr). Its key options embrace ‘Anytime Entry’ and ‘Anyplace’ vaccination providers, technology of the Ayushman Bharat Well being Account (ABHA) and Little one ABHA, citizen module, automated SMS alerts, QR-based e-Vaccination Certificates and offline mode for knowledge entry by vaccinators, it added.
The U-WIN pilot was carried out throughout 63 districts in 35 States/UTs, adopted by the nation-wide roll-out. Giving particulars on the U-WIN digital platform, it mentioned, Often Requested Questions (FAQs) have been accessible in 11 Indian languages on the web site for residents and front-line staff relating to key options and utilisation of the platform for registration, appointment reserving, nationwide immunisation schedule, and many others. The platform allows automated SMS alerts for registration affirmation, acknowledgment of vaccine doses administered, and reminder SMS for upcoming doses (3 days previous to the due date of vaccination). And the offline mode was accessible to permit well being staff to document vaccination providers in areas with out Web connectivity. Consciousness among the many basic public, particularly pregnant ladies, is finished by an intensive nationwide social media marketing campaign, the word mentioned.