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Pharmaniaga exploring drone usage for healthcare services
SHAH ALAM: Pharmaniaga Bhcl is explor- ing the use of u n m a n n e d aerial vehicles or drones for pharmaceutical-grade medical delivery to e n h a n c e its logistics capabili- ties and make healthcare services more ac- cessible, especially to r e m o t e and geographically challenging areas.
In a s t a t e m e n t Monday, the c o m p a n y said the initiative aimed to reduce deliv- ery time and cost as well as increase sup- ply chain efficiencies as d r o n e delivery is estimated to be five times m o r e efficient than conventional delivery methods.
It said the first phase of the Proof of Concept (POC) of the project, code- n a m e d Project Eagle, has successfully taken place recently in Pulau Paiigkor, Perak which involved a distance of 4.2 km f r o m a jetty in M a n j u n g to Klinik Kesi- hatan Pangkor with approximately three kilogrammes of medicines delivered for emergency medical treatment.
"The POC was the first longest-distance d r o n e medical delivery of pharmaceutical products over water in Malaysia, led by a female pilot," it saicl.
G r o u p m a n a g i n g director Datuk Zulkarnain Md Eusope said Project Eagle
would b r i n g the c o m p a n y one step closer to rolling out a large-scale p r o g r a m m e for t h e delivery of vital medicines via drones.
"A normal m o d e of delivery using a ferry f r o m the jetty in M a n j u n g to the clinic at Pulau Pangkor will take approximately 30 minutes, as o p p o s e d to only 3.5 minutes when using the d r o n e as demonstrated.
"Despite the unfavourable weather, as it was drizzling with p o o r visibility d u e to 100 per cent cloud cover, Project Eagle in Pulau Pangkor was carried out success- fully," he said.
He safcl project Eagle would continue with several more stages at different loca- tions and terrains, including the r e m o t e areas in Sabah and Sarawak a n d findings f r o m the project would be d o c u m e n t e d a n d s u b m i t t e d to t h e relevant ministries and g o v e r n m e n t agencies.
The project was s u p p o r t e d by the Min- istry of Health, Ministry of Science, Tech- nology a n d Innovation, Malaysian Global Innovation a n d Creativity Centre, Tech- nology Park Malaysia, Civil Aviation Au thority of Malaysia, Boustcad Holdings Bhd a n d Meraque Services Sdn Bhd.
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SHAH ALAM: Pharmaniaga Bhcl is exploring the use of unmanned aerial vehicles or drones for pharmaceutical-grade medical delivery to enhance its logistics capabilities and make healthcare services more accessible, especially to remote and
geographically challenging areas. In a statement Monday, the company said the initiative aimed to reduce delivery time and cost as well as increase supply chain efficiencies as drone delivery is estimated to be five times more efficient than conventional delivery methods.
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