00:00The Department of Information and Communications Technology, MWEL, and Philippine Flying Labs launched the first medicine delivery
00:08that uses drone technology in the country and in the whole of Southeast Asia.
00:13The details in the national news of Fred Moore Cavan of the Philippine Information Agency, Calabarzon.
00:20The first medicine drone delivery in the country, launched by DICT-CATUANG, is faster and easier to access.
00:33DICT Secretary Ivan Jan Uy and DOH Assistant Secretary Ariel Valencia led the launch of the BERNES project in Barangay Milugan, Pililya, Rizal.
00:44This is also the first medicine drone delivery in Southeast Asia that can be distributed to remote communities.
00:51It's the first in Southeast Asia to use this concept of drone delivery to deliver medicine to the remote areas.
01:00And we decided to pilot it in a 5th class municipality, 5th class barangay, so that we can really see the impact on the community.
01:11DICT-CATUANG is provided by MWEL Philippines, which provides tech-based healthcare platforms,
01:16like Clinik Inabag, which provides medical services through teleconsultation.
01:22According to MWEL, the lack of access to medicine is a big challenge for remote communities.
01:27After the teleconsultation, they decided to launch the medicine drone delivery.
01:32Our collaboration with DICT is continuous.
01:36Wherever BBM establishes, we have a commitment to provide them with MWEL On The Go,
01:44the Clinik Inabag, so that the community can easily consult the doctors if they need it.
01:50The project is expected to be of great help, especially to senior citizens and persons with disabilities,
01:56because they no longer need to travel far to get their medicine.
02:01Through the medicine drone delivery, DICT and DOH believe that they can strengthen the healthcare sector
02:08towards more affordable and quality medical services for everyone.
02:12From PIA Calabarzon, Fred Morcava, Balitang Pambansa.
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