TRANSFORMING INDIA

Innovation for Viksit Bharat

Initiative Details

Project Name Overcoming Himalayan challenge with drone technology
Department/State/District Indian Council of Medical Research
Sector Improving Governance
Year 2021
Project Details

Summary

Ensuring access and equity in health services requires overcoming of many factors including that of physical barriers. This becomes even more challenging when the country faces a once-in-a-generation pandemic. Everyone knew that leaving gaps in vaccination can make the difference between beating the disease or succumbing to it. When India initiated one of the biggest-ever immunisation tasks of providing vaccines to over a billion people to arrest and control the situation, the ocials were aware of the obstacles ahead and a vital innovation came in handy... Read More