NITI Aayog, Health Ministry launch COVID-19 vaccination learning exchange initiative
NITI Aayog, Health Ministry launch COVID-19 vaccination learning exchange initiative
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In an attempt to initiate an exchange of ideas and learnings on pandemic response  and  to build a global COVID-19 vaccination knowledge management platform, NITI Aayog and Union Health Ministry jointly launched a USAID-supported 'City-to-City COVID-19 Vaccination Learning Exchange (CoVLEx) initiative.

According to an official release, the CoVLEx platform will develop knowledge products such as an interactive web-based knowledge portal, Best Practices Compendium, and organize virtual forums for cities and countries to learn from each other's experiences.

The discussion topics will range from vaccine procurement,  digital innovations planning, governance and management, vaccine supply chain, capacity building, communications and social mobilization, adverse events following immunization, and monitoring and supervision.

Dr Vinod K. Paul, Member, NITI Aayog; Dr Manohar Agnani, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), Government of India and Veena Reddy, Mission Director, USAID, India kicked off the initiative.

They were joined by Dr Rakesh Kumar, Chief Advisor, Population Services International representatives from Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India, USAID, state governments of Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Maharashtra, Delhi, Gujarat, WHO, UNICEF, Gates Foundation, PATH and participants from Nigeria, Cambodia, Vietnam, Nepal, Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Malawi, Kenya, Uganda, and South Africa.

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