Rajasthan To Use Drones For Transporting Human Organs In Cadaver Transplants

Jaipur: Along with agriculture and defense, now, human organs will be transported with the help of drones for cadaver transplants in Jaipur. A private medical university, Mahatma Gandhi University of Medical Sciences and Technology, has come up with the initiative to ensure hassle-free delivery of organs to the operating theater on time.

Chief Operating Officer of the university Sukant Das said that organs obtained after brain death can only be transplanted within a certain time limit. Currently, ambulances and green corridors are used to transport such organs, but drones will help overcome the obstacles of traffic, distance, and time and ensure safe transport of organs from airports and one hospital to another.

Claiming it to be the first of its kind of initiative in the country, Sukant Das clarified that this will be a free service to the patients, and no fee will be charged for this.

Marketing Director of the university Virendra Pareek said that drones will be used to deliver lifesaving drugs, blood, biopsies, and other sensitive samples as well. Necessary permissions are being obtained from the government for this.