The Electronic Vaccine Intelligence Network (eVIN)
- August 4, 2020
- Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
- Category: DPN Topics
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Subject: Science and Tech
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eVIN has now been adapted by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare under the National Health Mission for use in the coronavirus pandemic.
What is eVIN?
- eVIN is a system a system used to track information on vaccine supply chain and stocks across the country. It provides real-time information on vaccine stocks and flows, and storage temperatures across all cold chain points in the country.
- It has been used in the past to track immunization for children and pregnant mothers against vaccine preventable diseases. Now it will be customized for use during the coronavirus pandemic.
- eVIN combines state-of-the-art technology, a strong IT infrastructure and trained human resource to enable real time monitoring of stock and storage temperature of the vaccines kept in multiple locations across the country.
- 32 Indian states and Union Territories are already established under eVIN, .The remaining states and UTs – Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Chandigarh, Ladakh and Sikkim are soongoing to join the network as well.