Question: Who has inaugurated the Co-WIN Global Conclave recently?
(a) Narendra Modi
(b) Piyush Goyal
(c) Dr. Harshvardhan
(d) Meneka Gandhi
Answer: (a)
Related Facts:
- Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated the Co-WIN Global Conclave.
- Indigenously Developed Co-WIN platform was presented to technology & health experts from 142 countries.
- “One Earth, One Health is the principle of guiding India’s humanitarian gesture as per PM Modi.
- Dr Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare chaired the inaugural session organized to share India’s learnings and experiences with regards to planning, strategizing and executing the world’s largest vaccination drive through Co-WIN.
- The Global Conclave was jointly organized by Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (MoHFW), Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) and National Health Authority (NHA) with an objective to extend the Co-WIN platform as a digital public good to the world.
Advantages:
- Co-WIN platform is the first of its kind software in the world developed by leading IT experts in India to implement the world’s largest immunization campaign against COVID-19.
- It has enabled a transparent system to monitor each dose of vaccine supplied to vaccination facilities and recording the fulfilment of demand at a grassroot level.
- Co-WIN being a dynamic platform, can accommodate any modifications.
- ” Since its roll out, the Co-WIN platform has already become the fastest growing tech platform in the world.”
- CoWIN platform is a technology backbone, enabler and force-multiplier.
- At the start of the pandemic, all the States/UTs established robust protocols for surveillance, prevention, detection, and management of COVID-19.
- A massive network of more than 10 Lakh frontline healthcare workers was mobilized to undertake micro-level testing and tracing strategies.
BY:AMIT GUPTA
Reference: https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1732897