The National Centre for Disease Control is revolutionizing public health tracking with a groundbreaking digital portal called ZooWIN. This innovative platform will monitor rabies vaccine and anti-snake venom stocks in real-time across five Indian states. By leveraging technology, the initiative aims to prevent zoonotic diseases and improve healthcare accessibility. The project represents a significant step towards modernizing disease prevention and management strategies in India.
April 01, 2025
Health Ministry's new digital portal to track rabies vaccine, anti-snake venom stocks
"Digital
innovation meets public health!" - UNDP India
The
National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) under the Ministry of Health and
Family Welfare (MoHFW) is planning to launch a new digital portal that will
keep real-time track of rabies vaccine and anti-snake venom stocks.
Key
Points
1 NCDC
develops ZooWIN platform for vaccine stock tracking
2 Five
states selected for digital health initiative pilot
3 Helpline
15400 launched for rabies information
4 Aims to
reduce zoonotic disease transmission risks
The
portal, developed by NCDC through its Centre for One Health with the technical
support of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), will be launched as
a pilot in five states -- Andhra Pradesh, Assam, MP, Delhi, and Puducherry.
The
digital initiative will involve real-time monitoring of rabies vaccine stocks,
tracking of beneficiaries, and ensuring that all doses of the rabies
post-exposure prophylaxis regimen are administered in a time-bound manner.
“Digital
innovation meets public health! MoHFW's NCDC and UNDP India are training master
trainers to initiate the pilot for #ZooWIN -- a game-changing tech solution to
streamline rabies vaccine and anti-snake venom supply chains, and track impact
across states -- Andhra Pradesh, Assam, MP, Delhi, and Puducherry,” the UNDP
shared in a post on social media platform X.
The NCDC,
led by Director Prof. (Dr.) Ranjan Das, recently held a “training of trainers
on Zoo-Win -- digital solution for zoonoses prevention -- in collaboration with
UNDP”, in the national capital for the pilot states.
In 2024,
the NCDC partnered with UNDP to launch a dedicated helpline -- 15400 -- in
these five states to enhance access to rabies and snake bite-related
information and treatment.
“From
#ZooWIN platform to a helpline #15400 and targeted state action plans -- we're
stepping up to protect lives,” UNDP said.
The
ZooWIN platform is expected to centralise information and enhance collaboration
among healthcare providers, municipal authorities, and veterinary services.
As per
data from the UN body, every year, rabies claims over 60,000 lives globally,
with India alone accounting for nearly 36 per cent of those deaths.
Rabies is
one of the deadliest of the more than 200 known diseases that are transmitted
from animals to humans. Despite being entirely preventable, millions continue
to be at risk.
Previously,
UNDP collaborated with Health Ministry to develop multiple digital health
solutions, such as the Electronic Vaccine Intelligence Network (eVIN) and
Covid-19 Vaccine Intelligence Network (CoWIN). Both tech solutions have been
instrumental in digitising information on vaccine stocks, registrations,
immunizations, and issuing digital vaccine certificates.
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