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Launch of U-WIN
(Universal Immunization Programme WIN)
Vaccination is one of the most economical ways to protect children’s lives and their future. India’s Universal Immunization Programme (UIP) has been instrumental in reducing mortality rates and controlling infectious diseases and is one of the world's largest immunization programs. UIP targets 2.9 crore pregnant women and 2.7 crore new-borns annually.
Under the UIP, each child receives 27 vaccine doses from birth till 16 years of age against 12 vaccine-preventable diseases and each pregnant woman receives 2 doses of Td (Tetanus and Adult Diphtheria) vaccine.
Digital tools for improving immunization coverage:
India's quest to create a modern digital ecosystem for managing routine vaccinations began nearly a decade ago as it recognized the vaccine supply chain as the foundation of its digital health infrastructure.
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) introduced the Electronic Vaccine Intelligence Network (eVIN) in 2015 for digitization of vaccine stocks and real-time monitoring of vaccine temperatures across 30,000 cold chain points. This ensured that vaccine efficacy and stock were maintained even in remote parts of the country.
Launch of U-WIN:
Leveraging on the experience of having developed such digital health systems, MoHFW has now launched the U-WIN (Universal Immunization Win) platform to improve efficiency of the immunization campaign and reduce the number of children who are left out.
U-WIN is a name-based registry that facilitates “anywhere access, anytime vaccination.” Designed with a people-centric approach, the platform offers multiple features to simplify the vaccination process.
UNDP is proud to have been a strong supporter of the Ministry of Health since the past decade and helped in the rollout of eVIN and U-WIN.
Benefits of U-WIN:
U-WIN has streamlined the entire process of vaccination services, benefiting both citizens and program managers/vaccinators.
(A) Citizen Welfare Components:
- Empowered Citizens: Through ‘Anytime Access’ and ‘Anywhere’ vaccination services for eligible beneficiaries, it enables the facilitation of vaccination services in any part of the country. It allows for easy access to vaccination by all eligible beneficiaries, especially the migratory citizens.
- Self-Registration Module: It allows citizens to self-register for vaccination services using the U-WIN web-portal or the U-WIN citizen mobile application available on Google Playstore. They can search for and select their preferred vaccination centre, scheduling an appointment as per their convenience.
- SMS services: The portal enables automated alerts such as registration confirmations, acknowledgments of vaccine doses administered, and reminder SMS for upcoming doses (3 days prior to the due date).
- Universal e-Vaccination Certificate: The portal generates a QR-based, digitally verifiable vaccination certificate based on the vaccine doses administered to the beneficiary. This ensures easy self-maintenance of records and can be downloaded by the beneficiaries through a link included in the vaccination acknowledgement SMS sent after each vaccination event.
- Unique Health ID: Beneficiaries may choose to create their Ayushman Bharat Health Account (ABHA) ID for themselves and Child ABHA ID based on the Aadhaar number of a parent/guardian for children up to age of 6 years. This allows for a comprehensive health record maintenance of each beneficiary.
- Vaccinator Module: Front line workers can digitally record all vaccination events for children and pregnant women for complete, accurate and easy record maintenance.
- Name-based recording of each beneficiary: This feature helps to identify beneficiaries with missed or due dose(s) ensuring timely vaccination.
- Offline Mode: The data feed in this mode allows for digital recording of vaccination services even in areas with no internet connectivity so no-one is left out. These records auto-sync in the online digital portal once internet connectivity is accessed.
- Efficient monitoring: The MIS reports generated allow for analytical monitoring of the UIP through its dashboard.
- Improved Access: The onboarding of private sector health facilities and allied Government health institutes such as Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS), Armed Forces Medical Services (AFMS) hospitals etc. is encouraged which has enhanced the access of vaccination services.
(B) Programme Manager and Vaccinator Components:
- Vaccinator Module: Front line workers can digitally record all vaccination events for children and pregnant women for complete, accurate and easy record maintenance.
- Name-based recording of each beneficiary: This feature helps to identify beneficiaries with missed or due dose(s) ensuring timely vaccination.
- Offline Mode: The data feed in this mode allows for digital recording of vaccination services even in areas with no internet connectivity so no-one is left out. These records auto-sync in the online digital portal once internet connectivity is accessed.
- Efficient monitoring: The MIS reports generated allow for analytical monitoring of the UIP through its dashboard.
- Improved Access: The onboarding of private sector health facilities and allied Government health institutes such as Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS), Armed Forces Medical Services (AFMS) hospitals etc. is encouraged which has enhanced the access of vaccination services.
U-WIN, which was launched in January 2024 as a pilot, has till date digitally registered over 17 million pregnant women and 54 million children and tracked more than 264 million vaccine doses in real time.*
(*as on 4 November 2024)
