Reve, a peaceful district in Madhya Pradesh, has witnessed the start of the digital revolution in India’s public vaccine program.
This was the time when 52 -year -old Nirmala Singh was doubled with a new technology that not only reduced the burden of his work, as well as proceeded and proud of him.
In 2015, Rewa District was chosen for a powerful use of silently: the electronic vaccine intelligence network, that is, Evin.
The health and family welfare system, the Government of India (MOHFW) was tested in this district, located in Central India, which made it possible to monitor the vaccines at each step.
Something is easy under Evin, applied by the support of cows and UNDPs, but revolutionary work has been enabled. Due to its use, the problem of finishing the vaccines at the health centers was over and it was always possible to keep the proper temperature when carrying the vaccines from the factory to the vaccine centers.
Nirmala, who was one of the primary health workers who were working as Midwife (ANM) at the Primary Health Center (PHC) at Tantar, a sub-city region of Nirmala.
Nirmala laughed, “Working in digital technology is new, but exciting. I got the opportunity to use the smartphone, which was less with people at that time.
Improve the digital system
The Universal Vaccination Program (UIP) of India is a large level, which reaches millions of newborns, infants and pregnant women.
It was hoped that if Evin was successful it would be extensively expanded – but it could show significant improvement than paper -based systems.
Nirma said, “Evin changed our way of work. First, we met the people’s request and somehow sent it to the district vaccine stock. But only a few buttons with Avin, it was possible to do all this.”
Evin’s success has been found in a survey by the Government of India, where Evin was introduced in 12 states, more than 9 lakh dose vaccines were stored.
In addition to these, the investment was 2.5 levels of profit – that is, $ 2.5, $ 2.5 was recovered.
He was only a worker like Nirma who made this change by adopting new technology.
Nirmala said, “When my neighbors saw me using a smartphone, they started to help me – you want to see the information, you want to use your new phone or use Facebook.”
Co-winning
During the epidemic, a 10-year journey of India’s Digital Health Forum continued, when co-victory began during the Covid-19.
This digital platform became a technical spine to promote India’s vaccine, through which it helped to apply more than 2 billion vaccines or to give the vaccine to leave the vaccine within less than 18 months.
Then recently, he launched this journey, the Public Vaccination Win stage, that is, the e-Win.
Under this innovation based on the experience of co-victory and Evin creating, those vaccine services were digitized, which is still operating in a traditional way.
With the e-uin, parents can book when vaccinated and receive services in any region of the country.
It helps to organize, community and manage the community health workers more effectively.
The platform has been successful due to relentless efforts of forward line health workers like 55 -year -old Rita Patwar.
He proved that technology is not a barrier, but a platform for better service supplies, which make them proud to gain confidence in their community and to join digital public health.
“I have not used smartphones or computers all my life at Rwar Shyam Shah Medical College,” I have not used smartphones or computers all my life. But the training of digital technology enabled me to run a smartphone and computer. “
In the last ten years, Rita Patoa has gained three digital forum-Evin, co-victory and y-wine skills.
“I would like to say that if you want to learn, nothing is impossible you need to do if you need hard work and perseverance we can do something” “
“There are still countless kids who haven’t got the vaccine on time. This idea is exactly the idea that inspires me to work every day.”