ICMR study: Drones cut TB diagnosis time by two-thirds
An ICMR study found drone transport of sputum samples cut TB diagnosis time from a median of 15 days to 5 days.
Average diagnostic time decreased from 16.6 days to 6.9 days after drones replaced road transport.
Patients' average out-of-pocket expenditure dropped from Rs 9,451 to Rs 91, a 99% reduction.
The study was conducted under ICMR's i-DRONE initiative in Telangana's Yadadri-Bhuvanagiri district.
Next-day TB test reporting increased from 1.5% to 76.3% with drone logistics.
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