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Detailed explanation-1: -The Meghalaya government in partnership with Startup TechEagle has unveiled Asia’s first drone delivery hub and network Meghalaya Drone Delivery Network (MDDN), which is aimed at providing universal access to healthcare for the people in the state.

Detailed explanation-2: -Meghalaya Government launches ‘Asia’s first Drone delivery hub for easy access to healthcare’ The Meghalaya government in partnership with startup TechEagle has unveiled Asia’s first drone delivery hub and network which is aimed at providing universal access to healthcare for the people.

Detailed explanation-3: -In a bid to ease the transportation of essential medicines to remote areas, vaccines were delivered in Arunachal Pradesh through drones for the first time in the world.

Detailed explanation-4: -Jengjal, 32 km from Tura, Meghalaya’s largest urban centre after capital Shillong, was chosen as a strategic drone station for drug delivery to accessibility-challenged rural healthcare facilities within a radius of 50 km.

Detailed explanation-5: -Drones are poised to speed up the retrieval and delivery of life-saving products such as vaccines or blood packs [3,4,5,6,7,8,9], and increase access to a range of healthcare supplies, expertise, and procedures in hard-to-reach rural and remote communities [7,8,10,11].