36km in 30 minutes: Drone for medicines delivery in Uttarakhand hills – ET HealthWorld

36km in 30 minutes: Drone for medicines delivery in Uttarakhand hills – ET HealthWorld

Dehradun: In a bid to boost overall health facilities in Uttarakhand, AIIMS-Rishikesh has started a drone service to deliver and pick medicines. The facility will be especially useful for the six-month long Char Dham yatra in Uttarakhand, considering that 300-plus pilgrims lost their lives during the annual pilgrimage last year and all the four holy … Read more

Drone carries medicines to Arunachal’s remote areas – ET HealthWorld

Drone carries medicines to Arunachal’s remote areas – ET HealthWorld

Itanagar: After Meghalaya, drone-based services were launched in Arunachal Pradesh on Monday to deliver medicines and other healthcare essentials in the remote, mountainous and far-flung areas to save time and costs, officials said. Gurugram-based ‘TechEagle’ has developed the drone-based services and launched it in collaboration with the Arunachal Pradesh government and World Economic Forum. The … Read more