Preparatory Assessment for the Launch of the eVIN in All Districts of Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan

Agency : UNDP

Cold chain is a system of storing and transporting vaccines at recommended temperature range, from the point of manufacture to the point of use. At present the immunization program team does not have real time data to know how well the vaccine supply system is performing, either in terms of vaccine availability or in terms of maintaining cold chain temperatures. Without real-time data, the managers at national, state and district levels have little information to manage the supply side of vaccines, perform course corrections or ensure accountability from those further down the chain. That is the reason for not being able to generate prompt responses to a breakdown in the vaccine supply chain. The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India and UNDP decided to support this through the development of a vaccine intelligence system that keeps track of both vaccine stocks and flows as well as temperature levels throughout the cold chain. The overall objective of the assignment was to establish Electronic Vaccine Intelligence Network or eVIN system in all the districts of Rajasthan and UP. The specific objective was to assess the existing mechanisms with regards to the storage facilities and equipment, transport and availability of information technology at different levels. The assessment was conducted during June –July 2014.

In 75 districts of UP, more than 1000 cold chain points at state, district, depot and divisional level, sub-district, community health centres, primary health centres and other facilities were covered. A vast majority of the cold chain points were found functional having necessary equipment, cold chain handler, computer and data entry operators.

In Rajasthan more than 2000 cold chain points were covered at various levels of health facilities (including a few sub-centres). A vast majority of the cold chain points were found functional having necessary equipment, health functionaries, and computer and data entry operators.



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