Prime Minister launches new U-WIN portal! It will prove to be a game changer for the health sector, know immediately how it works?

Tech News Desk – PM Narendra Modi has launched U-WIN app. U-WIN stands for Universal Immunization Programme. In simple words, it is a portal to track the vaccination program. Covid-19 vaccination was tracked like the CoWIN app. Similarly, with the help of U-WIN app, a centralized digital record will be created, in which records of vaccination of children and pregnant women will be kept.

What is U-WIN portal?
It is a universal immunization web-enabled network designed to improve vaccination in India. Actually, till now the vaccination data was not centralized. This was entered manually. After this the data was collected with the states. The same private data was different. In such a situation, there was a difference in the data, but all the data will be centralized on the U-WIN app. With the help of this portal, the government will create individual vaccination records, so that people who are left out of the vaccine scope can be identified. According to the report, this portal was implemented in 64 districts. This has improved vaccination.

How does U-WIN portal work?
Children up to six years of age and pregnant mothers can register on U-WIN using a government ID like Aadhaar and their mobile number. Once registered, the platform keeps track of all 25 vaccines required for children and two vaccines for pregnant mothers, creating a virtual vaccination record.

QR-Based Digital Certificate
A QR-based digital certificate will be available on this portal, which easily links the registered mobile number. It color-codes each vaccination dose the person receives. Additionally, U-WIN will allow parents to self-register and get their children vaccinated at any available center across the country as per their convenience. This platform will work in 11 regional languages.

Which diseases will be covered?
The U-WIN portal aims to provide free vaccination against 12 preventable diseases to all pregnant women and children. These include diphtheria, pertussis (whooping cough), tetanus, polio, measles, rubella, severe childhood tuberculosis, rotavirus diarrhea, hepatitis B, meningitis, and pneumonia caused by Haemophilus influenzae type b and pneumococcal pneumonia.