Medicine from the Sky: Telangana Hits Milestone for Drone Delivery of Medical Supplies to Remote Areas

The Government of Telangana is one step closer to rolling out a large-scale programme for delivery of blood and vital medical supplies via drones. * It adopted a framework codesigned with the World Economic Forum and Apollo Hospitals Group Healthnet Global Limited that outlines the requirements for drone delivery and how to assess proposals. * The programme will connect communities across the state, providing better access to healthcare. * A government issued Expression of Interest (EOI) and 2020 pilot will pave the way to rolling out the programme. * Read…

Read More