Zoo-WIN: Bridging Surveillance, Supply Chains, and One Health for Zoonotic Disease Control in India
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https://doi.org/10.56450/JEFI.2026.v4i02.004Keywords:
Zoonoses, Rabies, Snake Bites, One Health, Disease Surveillance, Public Health Informatics, India, Supply Chain Management, Digital HealthAbstract
Background: Zoonotic diseases account for approximately one billion illness episodes annually worldwide. In India, rabies and snakebite envenomation remain leading but preventable causes of mortality, significantly worsened by supply-chain failures in anti-rabies vaccine (ARV), anti-rabies serum (ARS), and anti-snake venom (ASV). Aims and Objectives: To review the epidemiological imperative for Zoo-WIN, describe its design and objectives, analyse its alignment with national and global One Health frameworks, and identify key operational challenges and future directions. Methodology: A narrative review of published literature, government policy documents, surveillance programme data (IDSP 2018–2023), and grey literature on Zoo-WIN, rabies, snakebite envenomation, and One Health in India. Results: Zoo-WIN, launched in March 2025 by NCDC with UNDP support, leverages the eVIN architecture for real-time ARV/ARS/ASV stock monitoring and beneficiary follow-up across five pilot states. It aligns with NAPRE (2021), NAPSE (2023), and NOHP-PCZ, and supports the WHO “Zero by 30” goal. Conclusion: Zoo-WIN represents a landmark digital intervention for zoonotic disease control in India. Its scale-up depends on addressing connectivity gaps, healthcare worker training, intersectoral data integration, and sustained funding.
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