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The Indian government is using eVIN (Electronic Vaccine Intelligence Network) in association with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) to identify primary beneficiaries and vaccine distribution networks.
Key takeaways
eVIN is an indigenously developed technology.
It digitises vaccine stocks and monitors the temperature of the cold chain through a smartphone application.
The innovative eVIN was first launched across 12 states in 2015 to support better vaccine logistics management at cold chain points.
eVIN supports the central government’s Universal Immunization Programme by providing real-time information on vaccine stocks and flows, and storage temperatures across all cold chain points across states and UTs.
Do you know?
The government has begun its preparations for introduction of Covid-19 vaccine and a National Expert Group on Vaccine Administration for Covid-19 (NEGVAC) has been formed as the highest group that will guide the strategies for vaccine introduction.
