First state task force meeting held on Covid-19 vaccine rollout

Dimapur, Dec. 16 (EMN): The first state task force meeting on Covid-19 vaccine deliberated on the rollout of Covid-19 vaccine for the first phase and the role of all stakeholders in the state-wide campaign.

The meeting was held on December 15, and principal secretary of Health and Family Welfare, senior officers from Directorate of Health and Family Welfare, DIPR, WCD and SWD attended the meeting along with state level development partners from WHO, UNICEF and UNDP, attended the meeting.

A DIPR update stated that the STF would be regularly monitoring the database in the COWIN dashboard so that no health units and beneficiaries are left out in the first phase.

"State will ensure healthcare worker data is validated. DC and CMOs will ensure 100 percent registration. A line list of all cold chain points with current storage capacity, storage used by RI vaccines and storage for Covid-19 vaccine/ shortage of space will be highlighted as per population or beneficiaries. The next STF meeting will have a presentation on district wise status of cold chain points," it read.

It said that the monitoring and supervision of cold chain points in addition to the Cowin dashboard would be done by state and district-level officers. Joint directors in-charge of districts would be deputed for the same. The supervisors, cold chain technicians and other managers will ensure NCCMIS portal, S4i app is used during supportive supervision and NCCMIS portal is updated monthly.

Specific roles of all departments / stakeholders were also discussed wherein it was decided that IEC wing from the DHFW would coordinate with DIPR for appropriate awareness and IEC activities. Social welfare department will be part of the Vaccination team.

CDPOs, other supervisors, and anganwadis will be designated specific roles for the same. AWW would specially be needed in urban areas where there are no Ashas.

School teachers from School Education department would be designated roles in the vaccination or supervision teams. NRLM - RD department will actively support in mobilisation and arrangement of necessary logistics as and when needed and will be part of vaccination teams. Municipal bodies, NGOs, FBOs will be actively involved for mobilisation and awareness activities as and when required.

It added that the next STF meeting is tentatively scheduled on Jan. 6, 2021. Micro-planning of the campaign will be led by the DC and CMO in all districts.