AIIMS Rishikesh conducts succesful trial of delivery of drugs via drones
The Hindu
The next such trial is scheduled to be a drone exercise between AIIMS Delhi and AIIMS Jhajjhar soon, according to the Health Ministry.
Up to two kilogram of anti-Tuberclosis drugs were delivered by using drones to the District Hospital Tehri Garhwal by AIIMS Rishikesh on February 16, 2023.
Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said that delivering drugs by drones cut delivery time from two hours to 30 minutes. Successful delivery by drones for emergency medicines and vaccines can save lives, he further added.
The drone service was provided by TechEagle Innovations Private Limited, while National Health Systems Resource Centre provided technical support for the trial.
According to the Union Health Ministry, more such experiments will be conducted in the coming days. The next such trial is scheduled to be a drone exercise between AIIMS Delhi and AIIMS Jhajjhar soon.
The Health Ministry is focusing on speeding up the delivery of medicines using drones to minimise the time taken in delivering life-saving drugs in remote areas of the country.
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