'Medicine from sky': Health minister shares video of drone delivering vaccines in remote areas - WATCH

Medicines delivered by drone: In an attempt to make it easier to transport necessary medications to remote areas, the first-ever drone-based supply of livestock vaccines for cattle was delivered on Monday from Kangkong to Paglam in Lower Dibang Valley district in Arunachal Pradesh.

Indian Immunologicals Limited (IIL), a Hyderabad-based vaccine maker, delivered the {Foot and Mouth disease} FMD vaccine (Raksha-Ovac) via drone for the first time in the state as part of the 'Medicines from Sky' project, which was organised by the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Government of India.

हेल्थ ड्रोन!

कोविड काल में ड्रोन से वैक्सीन पहुँचाने के बाद अब 'मेडिसीन फ्रॉम स्काई' के दूसरे चरण में, अरुणाचल प्रदेश के दुर्गम क्षेत्रों में मवेशियों के लिए टीके पहुँचाकर भारत ये कार्य करने वाला पहला देश बना है। pic.twitter.com/U7fQAUYzQZ

— Dr Mansukh Mandaviya (@mansukhmandviya) November 16, 2022

Pema Khandu, the chief minister of Arunachal Pradesh, took to Twitter to announce the accomplishment and describe how the introduction of this project has ushered in a new era for the state.

Launch of 'Medicine From Sky' has heralded a new dawn in Arunachal.

Today for the first time livestock vaccines were delivered by drone from Kangkong to Paglam in Lower Dibang Valley district.

The exercise was done with assistance of GoI and Techeagle Company.#RisingArunachal pic.twitter.com/4XXwDG5B40

— Pema Khandu པདྨ་མཁའ་འགྲོ་། (@PemaKhanduBJP) November 14, 2022

Arunachal Pradesh CM wrote: “Today for the first-time livestock vaccines were delivered by drone from Kangkong to Paglam in the Lower Dibang Valley district. The exercise was done with the assistance of GoI and Techeagle Company." 

He further tweeted, " Under the guidance of Hon PM Shri @narendramodi Ji, drone is being harnessed in Arunachal to further 'ease of delivery' and encourage the culture of innovation (sic)."

The drones of Redwing Aerospace were used to deliver the vaccines donated by IIL. This Bengaluru-based company is the brain behind 'Medicines from Sky' initiative. The project supported by the US Agency for International Development is currently in its initial stages.

IIL has collaborated on the project with the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying, the Agriculture and Animal Husbandry department of the government of Arunachal Pradesh, and a drone service provider, according to the company's news release.

Animal vaccines to treat cattle with FMD, were first flown from Roing to Paghlam in the northeastern state. Raksha Ovac (FMD) vaccination was delivered by drone over a 20-kilometer aerial distance. This first drone flight not only made it possible for vaccine doses to be delivered more quickly and on schedule across challenging terrains, but also opened up new opportunities for vaccine distribution.

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