Ever since launch of CoWIN platform a few months back,
this process is on :
Learning ( what went wrong ) / Improvising ( what to
change – when ) / Course-correcting ( taking Remedial action )
Process as described in my following blog / e-mail, 4 months ago :
What
can go wrong, will go wrong ! [ 16 Jan 2021
]
Context :
Efforts
on to ramp up Covid vaccine supply : PM to states / HT
Extract :
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday
efforts were being made to ramp up the supply of Covid-19 vaccines in the
country, and added that the Centre was trying to provide states with a 15-day advance schedule
of the vaccination programme so they could prepare accordingly.
He reiterated that localised containment zones,
aggressive testing and sharing
correct and complete information with the people were crucial
weapons to defeat the infectious disease.
“I want to tell you… if you think that the
government policy at the district level needs innovation in the policy to
strengthen it, you have
the freedom to do so.
If you think the innovation that you have done
is good for the whole district or the country, it should be sent to the government.
If you think there is a need to make any change
in the policy, give us
that feedback also without any hesitation because the war is such
that we all need to think together and innovate
together,” the PM said.
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Some 7 months ago, in my following blog / e-mail, I had suggested as follows :
Voting
and Vaccination : Compare and Contrast ……………………….[ 19 Oct 2020 ]
Extract :
Distribution
Logistics
Your ministry to issue DELIVERY SCHEDULES to
all vaccine manufacturers, which will instruct, how
many
dozes ( vials ) to be delivered to each VDC
( Vaccine Delivery Centre ) – and on what
date .
These schedules to be visible to
all, so that there is no dispute between different States re
“non-receipt / less receipt “ of dozes
Each
consignment to be tracked by Aushman Bharat website
and promptly displayed for
all to see
Online confirmation of receipt of each consignment by
all VDC – again displayed on website for all – ensuring no debating of FACTS of deliveries / stocks / consumption
Although, website shall not display the
names of citizen who have been administered the vaccine ( to protect their
privacy ), it will display the DAILY and CUMULATIVE numbers
of vaccinations ( for all to see )
Registration :
Ø App
will require a citizen to submit following data :
Name / Aadhar Number /
Mobile Number / Current Resi Address ( could be different than add in Aadhar ID
) / Ticking –selection of only one of the PRIORITY CATEGORIES from the
following drop list :
“ I belong
to :
Healthcare Worker /
Frontline Worker / Police / Muni. Worker / Armed Force / People>50 yrs of
age / People<50 yrs with comorbidity / People<50 yrs with co-morbidity /
None of the above – NOTA “
Ø Persons
who find it difficult to fill in this Registration Data into mobile app ( for
whatever reason – including, not having a Smart phone ), may take help from the
nearest,
# CSC
( Common Service Centre )
# Post
Office
# Aadhar
Registration Centers
# Nursing
Home / Hospital / Lab or even any nearby Doctor,
- all of
who will be requested to help the hapless citizen concerned ( they may use
desktop to submit registration data on central server of Ayushman
Bharat website )
Ø Based
on the “ Registration Data “ submitted, the Central Server ( of
Aushman Bharat ) will issue a UNIQUE
PRIORITY NUMBER to the person ( by SMS on mobile ) . The message
will also assign a specific “ “ Vaccine Delivery Centre –
VDC “ ( a nearby Hospital – Nursing Home – Lab –
Doctor )
Ø Server
will, simultaneously send notification to that particular VDC , providing full
registration details of the concerned citizen – indicating his PRIORITY
Ø Based
on the “ Number of Citizen “ assigned – and the PRIORITY of each such citizen,
software installed will send an SMS to the citizens , assigning SPECIFIC
DATE / TIME to each person for visit .
This automatic / rule-based “ SCHEDULING “ by
the software, will ensure “ No crowding / maintenance of Social Distancing
“
Ø Concerned
VDC will fill in details such as : Vaccinated on ( ….. )
/ Did not turn up
( This will alert
health worker to visit residence of person for follow-up / reschedule visit )
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WHAT
NEXT ?
Ø
Over the past few weeks,
there has been lots of debate whether we could have PREDICTED the “arrival-timing”
and “location” of the SECOND WAVE. Now that wave is on decline, there is a
danger that we , once again, find ourselves UN-PREPARED to PREDICT the “ time
of arrival “ and “ place of striking “ of the inevitable THIRD WAVE
Ø
CoWIN platform has made a
small beginning by displaying following data in :
Beneficiary Details :
# Beneficiary Name
# Age
# Gendre
# ID verified ( Aadhar No )
# Unique Health ID [ UHID ]…………… BLANK ( since not allotted in absence
of HEALTH HISTORY )
# Beneficiary Reference ID
Vaccination Details :
# Vaccine Name
# Date of Dose
# Vaccinated By ( Name of Person )
# Vaccination at
SO
, WHAT PERSONAL HELTH HISTORY DATA REMAINS TO BE COLLECTED FOR EVERY INDIAN , WHICH
WILL ENABLE PREDICT THE THIRD WAVE ?
Following Data
as suggested in my earlier E-Mail : Rationing
of Covid Vaccine ? ……[ 06 July 2020 ] :
[ A
] PERSONAL DATA
Ø Name / Birthdate ( for
Age ) / Gendre / Contact Details / Aadhar number
[ B
] LOCATION DATA
Ø Permanent Address /
Current Address ( State – Jilla – City – locality ) / Red Zone / Containment
[ C
] FAMILY DATA
Ø Details of Parents /
Siblings
[ D
] HEALTH HISTORY
Ø Details of recent
illnesses - morbidity / Medicines given ( including for Covid treatment ) /
Hospitals
where treated / Names & License Number of
Doctor who treated
[ E
] ETHNIC DATA
Ø Race /
Religion / Language ( Mother tongue )
[ F
] EDUCATIONAL DATA
Ø Graduate – Under Graduate
– Illiterate etc
[ G
] EMPLOYMENT DATA
Ø Employed – Unemployed –
Self employed
[ H
] INCOME DATA
Ø Monthly Income ( to
determine whether RICH – MIDDLE CLASS – POOR )
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Dear Dr HarshVardhanji,
I hope , someday soon, you
will :
Ø Modify the CoWIN platform to collect / compile data as suggested
above
Ø Introduce some very powerful INCENTIVE to motivate citizens to
come forward and voluntarily submit such DATA about themselves
Ø Since such data compilation is far more important ( for saving
millions of lives that the THIRD WAVE might claim ), I strongly URGE the Union Cabinet
to MODIFY ( re : about to begin, massive exercises ) the DATA COLLECTION
FORMATS of :
# CENSUS-21
# NPR (
National Population Register )
# CAA
# Employment
Survey
# Migrant Workers Survey
# Domestic Servants Survey–
# Survey of Professionals
# Farmers Survey………… etc etc
With regards,
Hemen Parekh / hcp@RecruitGuru.com / 19
May 2021
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Related Readings :
Govt identifying
30 cr who get vaccine on priority
Rationing of
Covid Vaccine ? ……………………………………………[ 06 July 2020 ]
“ Corona Kavach
“ Insurance ……………………………………………[ 07 July 2020 ]
An Appeal to
DCGI – and others ……………………………………..[ 09 July 2020 ]
Thank You All …………………………………………………………………….[ 10 July 2010 ]
Congratulations
, Sid Chakravarthy …………………………………[ 24 July 2020 ]
Bill Gates has
the same concerns – and similar views ……[ 25 Sept 2020 ]
Thank You, Adar
Poonawala ……………………………………………..[ 26 Sept 2020 ]
National
Clinical Registry on Covid …………………………………..[ 29 Sept 2020 ]
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Email sent
to :
Ø Shri V G Somani, Drug Controller General of India ( DCGI )
Ø The Central Drugs Standard Control Organization ( CDSCO )
arunsharma@csco.nic.in / pbn.prasad@cdsco.nic.in / bangaru@cdsco.nic.in
Ø Smt Shubhra Singh ,
Chairperson , The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority of India (
NPPA )
Ø Dr T P Lahane, Directorate of Medical Education and
Research ( DMER )
dmerps@gmail.com / dmercetcell@gmail.com
Ø Shri Rajendra Shinganeji,
drrajendrashingane61@gmail.com )
Ø Shri Arun Unhaleji,