Medicine from the sky drone delivery in India

ANRA Delivers ‘Medicine From The Sky’ in India

by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian M. Crosby

ANRA Technologies has announced its participation in India’s ‘Medicine From The Sky’ initiative. The project was spearheaded by the Emerging Technologies Wing of the India government Information Technology Electronics and Communications (ITE&C) Department, in partnership with the World Economic Forum (WEF), NITI Aayog, a public policy think tank of the Government of India, and emergency and healthcare management services provider HealthNet Global.

The initiative utilizes drone technology in order to deliver medicine over long distances to locations that are difficult to access. With the support of the Indian Union Minister for Civil Aviation Jyotiraditya Scindia, the Government of Telangana has launched trials to advance healthcare using this innovative technology.

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