New Delhi: In a Soft Power show, India is an upgrade and is expanding IT vaccine storage infrastructure to an international center to keep other developing countries by hand using global immunization -supply chain.
The expansion of the National Cold Chain and Vaccine Management Resource Center (NCCVMRC) in an international center for excellence in immunization and Supply Chain will be done in phases. It will have to do with capacity building, vaccine management, research studies and management information systems.
NCCVMRC is located at the National Institute of Health and Family Welfare (NIHFW), where the primary role is the training of technicians and vaccine logistics managers. It also acts as a resource center for cold chain.
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“We, at NCCVMRC, are expanding our own capabilities, scope of work and strengthening or immunization supply chain, IT (information technology) Network, dpending up our requests. We are using smart technology, and this will be in pharp use in ferto in pharp uss in pharp uss in pharp uss in pharp uss in pharp uss in pharp uss in in pharp uss in pharp us. Areas, “Said dr Dheeraj Shah, director, nihfw, Adding that the Health Ministry approved the proposal last month.
According to the Ministry of Health, the country has more than 30,400 cold storage points for vaccines. Each vaccine flacon has a vaccinal monitor (VVM), which records the cumulative exposure to heat from the vial and therefore ensures that only the correct vaccines are administered.
“The focus will be on the countries that need technical support in the immunization-supply chain reinforcement such as countries in the southeast of and African subcontinent. In areas with capacity building effective vaccine management assessment, research studies and management information system in the supply chain of immunization,” Dr. said Shah.
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“This initiative indicates soft diplomacy or soft power because issues such as mother's health of mothers are a soft area. This is the easiest way to connect and generate goodwill. So, India will be an international center for excellence in immunization and supply chain,” said an official at NCCVMRC, not to be called to be called to be asked to be asked to be asked to be aware of.
“With our training, these countries can improve their immunization program, reduce their death rate for children, reduce vaccine and improve the potential of vaccine, getting competent manpower,” said the civil servant.
India's immunization program is one of the largest programs for public health in the world. It focuses on approximately 29 million pregnant women and 26 million newborns per year. . than 13 million immunization sessions are performed annually.
According to the Ministry of Health, the total purchasing costs of vaccines were under the universal immunization program £3,137.82 Crore for calendar year 2024.
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