<p>Uttar Pradesh is the most populous state in India, with significantly low immunization coverage, and relatively few primary healthcare centers, each covering a wide geographic and demographic area. A single cold-chain point at the last mile may service up to 250,000, with full immunization coverage as low as 28%.  Cold chain handlers have lacked capacity to effectively record data or manage inventory, previously being done in non-standard ways. Timely visibility into inventory at the last-mile was nonexistent, making it difficult to manage the supply chain and ensure availability.  To address these challenges, the Immunization Technical Support Unit (ITSU), a unit of the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare of India, deployed a novel model covering two districts using a mobile phone based supply chain software called Logistimo.  This included digital data entry using a mobile application along with standardized procedures for data recording and management.  The simple and highly usable application can run on any feature phone to encourage and collect quality data in low resource environments. Using this system,  stellar reporting rates above 90% were achieved, and a vaccine availability of above 99%.  In this discussion, we will share our experiences of deploying such a system and learning from it.</p>
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<p>See you on <strong>Thursday, May 14, 13:00-14:00</strong> at <strong>Ballroom Foyer</strong>.</p>