PM Narendra Modi addressed the CoWin Global Conclave

PM Narendra Modi addressed the CoWin Global Conclave

Subject : Current Events

Context : The Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the CoWin Global Conclave as India offered CoWIN platform as a digital public good to the world to combat COVID19.

Concept :

• COVID Vaccine Intelligence Network (CoWIN) is a platform for the citizens of India to Register for COVID-19 vaccination and schedule their vaccination slots at the nearest vaccination centres.
• This digital platform will also provide real time information of vaccine stocks, their storage temperature and individualized tracking of beneficiaries of the COVID-19 vaccine.
• This platform will assist the program managers across all levels through automated session allocation for pre-registered beneficiaries, their verification and for generating a digital certificate upon successful completion of the vaccine schedule.
• The platform will be used for recording vaccine data and will form a database of healthcare workers too.
• All COVID-19 related data necessary for the delivery of the vaccine is presently being uploaded on the CO-WIN platform.
• To augment and simplify the process of registration and vaccination, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare introduced COWIN 2.0.