MoHFW Launches U-WIN Portal for Digital Vaccine Tracking

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The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) launched the U-WIN online vaccine management portal.

An Overview of the News

• The objective of this portal is to create an electronic registry of routine immunization for pregnant women and children up to 6 years of age under the Universal Immunization Programme (UIP).

UIP Details:

• UIP is a major global public health initiative offering free vaccinations to pregnant women and children.

• The U-WIN portal is modeled after the Co-WIN system used for COVID-19 vaccine management.

• It will be integrated with the existing eVIN platform for inventory management.

Features of U-WIN Portal:

• Covers 12 Vaccine-Preventable Diseases (VPDs) under UIP:

• Nationally: Diphtheria, Pertussis, Tetanus, Polio, Measles, Rubella, severe childhood Tuberculosis, Rotavirus Diarrhea, Hepatitis B, Meningitis, Pneumonia (Hemophilus Influenza Type B and Pneumococcal Pneumonia).

• Sub-nationally: Japanese Encephalitis (JE) (only in endemic districts).

• Provides age-appropriate immunization as per the National Immunization Schedule (NIS).

Contains 5 main modules:

• Registration and scheduling (for beneficiaries).

• Administrator module and session planning (for program managers).

• Vaccinator module (for vaccinators).

• Delivery point module (for healthcare workers at the delivery point).

• Mobiliser module (for frontline workers).

Target Audience:

• Aims to reach 2.9 crore pregnant women and 2.6 crore infants (0-1 years) annually.

• Provides 11 vaccines against 12 VPDs through over 1.2 crore vaccination sessions across the country.

Related Recent News:

• MoHFW plans to launch the National Health Claim Exchange (NHCX) portal to streamline health insurance claims.

• NHCX, developed by the National Health Authority (NHA), is part of the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM).

MoHFW Leadership:

• Union Minister: J.P. Nadda (Rajya Sabha - Gujarat).

• Ministers of State: Anupriya Patel (Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh), Prataprao Ganpatrao Jadhav (Independent Charge - Bulthana, Maharashtra).