MEDICAL DELIVERY DRONES: GROWING ADOPTION AND CHANGING LANDSCAPE OF HEALTHCARE D

Posted by Siya Sharma on May 12th, 2021

“Drones are being used to combat the coronavirus in a variety of ways. Any of these applications are very dubious. Others are more important, such as the use of delivery drones. However, the use of cargo drones in the event of a pandemic should be questioned. Being more important does not automatically imply that all cargo drone ventures would have a positive effect.”

The current health-care system in the United States is a jumble of disparate elements (health plans, hospital systems, pharmaceutical companies, medical device manufacturers). We anticipate that by 2040, the patient will be at the forefront of the health-care paradigm. Interoperable, always-on data will encourage closer collaboration among industry stakeholders, and incumbents and new entrants will deliver new service combinations (disruptors). Interventions and therapies would almost certainly be more effective, less complicated, less invasive, and less expensive.

Health can be described holistically as a state of complete well-being that includes mental, social, emotional, physical, and spiritual well-being. Consumers will not only have access to accurate information about their own health, but they will also own their health data and play a key role in making health and well-being decisions.

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Drones in the medical sector

We are just beginning to understand how UAVs can be used in healthcare logistics, just as the Wright brothers did not envision the space shuttle when they built their aircraft. We're currently using medical drones to:

  • When time is of the essence, deliver emergency medications.

  • In areas where healthcare infrastructure is inadequate, provide life-saving assistance. The timely supply of blood supplies to women haemorrhaging during childbirth in remote areas of Africa can literally mean the difference between life and death.

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Major Market Highlights: Medical Delivery Drones in various regions

  • Because of the massive population, Asia Pacific is projected to have the largest market share. In the coming years, the growing trend of online grocery transactions in emerging economies such as India, China, South Korea, and Malaysia will drive regional market development.

  • Currently, transporting dried blood samples from a healthcare facility to a lab for HIV testing takes about 11 days in most African cities. The results will take up to eight weeks to arrive. UNICEF led a project to use helicopter-style drones designed, developed, and programmed by Matternet to try to speed up HIV testing of infants.

  • Zipline is able to sustain a "cold chain" in Rwanda by supplying blood and pharmaceuticals to remote areas in a matter of hours. Drones drop small packages from very low altitudes as they arrive at hospitals. Simple paper parachutes are used to lower the supplies. The drones return to their base of operations.

Conclusion: Paving the way for healthcare with medical delivery drones

The initiative's next step will transform trials and testing into sky-based motion. The World Economic Forum co-organized a workshop with the State Government of Telangana at Wings India 2020, an event organised by India's Ministry of Civil Aviation and the Airports Authority of India, to bring together all important stakeholders to design a pilot project demonstrating the potential for drone delivery of medical supplies in India. This group is currently investigating how drones can aid India's response to COVID-19.

The Indian government's ability to build an encouraging policy framework for the use of drones to become commonplace would help ensure that the vast majority of the country's population has access to sufficient medical care. Recognizing the critical role that technology can play in the current crisis, the Ministry of Civil Aviation recently developed a special protocol for expediting drone flight requests for COVID-19-related applications via their online Digital Sky Platform. Initiatives in India and Africa will serve as a model for other countries to follow, helping them to develop a medical drone procurement system and bridge critical healthcare gaps.

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