Dubai hosts first successful trial of medication delivery via drones

Dubai hosts first successful trial of medication delivery via drones

Dubai saw the completion of the first successful trial of medical delivery via drones at the Dubai Silicon Oasis (DSO), in yet another unique public-private sector partnership that raises the city’s global competitiveness as a hub for advanced technologies and smart applications.

The completion of the trial makes Fakeeh University Hospital, an academic-focused smart healthcare facility based in DSO, the first healthcare provider in the Middle East to leverage drone technology for medication delivery. The step further strengthens the Hospital’s position as a leading healthcare institution in the UAE and the wider region.

The trial is also in line with the objectives of the ‘Dubai Programme to Enable Drone Transportation’ launched by H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Executive Council, in 2021, aimed at increasing the efficiency of transportation services by utilising drones for various purposes. The Programme seeks to provide an advanced infrastructure that enables innovators and relevant entities to test new drone solutions in designated areas.

The game-changing achievement took place within a 10-kilometre radius, transporting medication from the hospital to a patient's home in Cedre Villas project, a gated community of luxury villas in the heart of DSO. It