The Prime Minister launches the new U-WIN portal! This will be a game changer for the healthcare sector, do you know immediately how it works?

Technical News Office – Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the U-WIN app. U-WIN stands for Universal Immunization Program. In simple terms, it is a portal to track the vaccination program. Covid-19 vaccination was tracked like the CoWIN app. Likewise, with the help of the U-WIN application, a centralized digital record will be created, in which vaccination records of children and pregnant women will be kept.

What is the U-WIN portal?
It is a universal online immunization network designed to improve immunization in India. In reality, until now, vaccination data has not been centralized. This was entered manually. Then the data was collected from 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 excluded from the scope of vaccination can be identified. According to the report, this portal has been implemented in 64 districts. This has improved vaccination.

How does the U-WIN portal work?
Children up to six years and pregnant women can register on U-WIN using a government ID like Aadhaar and their mobile number. Once registered, the platform keeps track of the 25 vaccines required for children and two vaccines for pregnant women, thus 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 dose of vaccine the person receives. Additionally, U-WIN will enable 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.

What illnesses 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, 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.