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Software
Specially designed 3-component software drives
the e-Immunisation hardware & network. First
component is installed in the handheld computer.
It transfers data from other computers, enables
search on mother/father name and allows entry
of immunisation doses with minimum button press.
It eases the navigation to help MPHAs, for quick
operation. In-built printer and print receipts
are also provided.
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Second
component is a desktop engine, which helps in
synchronizing the handheld data with desktop.
It keeps the PHC back-ups of immunisation in each
sub center. Reports are printed at PHC level.
The third component
is the server to create and drive the Central
Database, which is finally linked to web portal.
Ensuring complete immunisation using IT
Immunisation is an effective health intervention,
which saves millions of lives each year. But lack
of immunisation has resulted in higher percentage
of child mortality and disability, especially
in developing countries. Organizations like WHO
and UNICEF are trying for better immunisation
coverage. But still the gap is wide and traditional
solutions find it difficult to bridge it. Though
Information Technology is being elaborately used
in medical and healthcare, but the impact on neonatal
and primary healthcare has not been substantial.
But e-Immunisation has now set a new trail for
effective primary healthcare and a healthy future
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An
exceptional e-initiative from the visionary
‘e-Immunisation’ is the brain child
of the visionary,Sri Rajendra Narendra
Nimje, IAS, District Collector, Khammam.
This revolutionary thought struck him during his
fellowship at Stanford
University in 2004. It bagged the prestigious
‘Social-e-challenge’ award for 2004
in a global competition at Stanford University
organized by BASES.
Bridging the immunisation
gap
‘e-Immunisation’ aims mainly to bridge
the immunisation gap using Information Technology.
‘e-Immunisation’ generates immunisation
schedules on handheld computer for each type of
immunisation for each baby in a habitation. The
traditional practice of each baby’s dosage
tracking was a tedious and complex manual process
of checking registers. Today handheld hi-tech
devices called e-immunizers easily identify the
dosage status of each and every baby. Thus enabling
for complete immunisation on schedule.
Smart Delivery Mechanism
Multi-Purpose Health Assistant (MPHA) is primarily
responsible for immunizing babies. ‘e-Immunisation’
enables her to stay focused on immunizing each
baby rather than spending valuable time only on
paper work. Equipped with the hi-tech Smart Cards,
the future ‘Health Cards’ and handheld
devices, she has the cutting edge technology at
her disposal to provide the best. Mothers of the
babies find dosage tracking easy with the printed
target dates receipt on administration of each
dose. Centralized database generates real-time
reports for PHC, District and State Officials.
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