India is fast moving towards covering its entire population by providing timely vaccination against the coronavirus, and has an effective and safe vaccination administration in its states and UTs. Despite this, vaccine delivery to tough and hard-to-reach terrains of the country is still a challenge.
To overcome this, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare Mansukh Mandaviya Monday addressed the launch of ICMR’s initiative for ‘drone-based vaccine delivery system’ in North-Eastern India.
In a landmark event that “epitomises the government’s commitment to ‘Antyodaya’ in health”, making healthcare accessible to the last citizen, the minister flagged off ICMR’s Drone Response and Outreach in North East (i-Drone), a delivery model to make sure that life-saving vaccines reach everyone.
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