ICMR set rules for medicinal use of Drones in India

Excited by the Sucess of a pilot project for vaccine delivery in Northeastern states, ICMR now wants to make it Big and releases guidelines for the usage of drones in Medical logistics in India

 

 

Last year ICMR has carried out a pilot project in the Northeastern states of Nagaland and Manipur and the terrain was tough to deliver adjoining to Myanmar Border. The pilot project was a great success and now ICMR has come up with details guidelines about usage of Drone in the healthcare industry

 

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The guidelines adhere to drone rules 2021 so as to avoid confusion about its usage for medical logistic purposes

Following are the mail Point that guidelines for drone covers

 

- Usage of Drones will be limited to carrying vaccines, Serums, and temperature-sensitive medical supplies that need a temperature between 2 degrees to 8 degrees Celcius, and other non-temperature-sensitive supplies like tablets and surgical items

- The list includes Blood pouches, Pathological samples, frozen specimens etc

- The operator must be trained and prepared to fly a drone and with proper license by authority, additionally, the receiver side should be well prepared to receive goods without any deviation

- All UAVs must be registered at the digitalsky platform from DGCA and registered before flight

- The carrying box

 

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