Air Force tests Arogya Maitri Cube, world's first air-lifted portable hospital

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The Indian Air Force (IAF) on Tuesday successfully tested the deployment of the Battle Field Health Information System for Medical Services (BHISHMA) portable hospital at Agra.

According to a statement by the IAF, this portable hospital is designed to be deployed anywhere at any time to address an emergency. The test was conducted at Agra's Malpura dropping zone.

The project Bhishma was announced in February 2022, following which the Defence Ministry set up a task force towards this initiative. At the Global South Summit in January 2023, Prime Minister Modi announced the ‘Aarogya Maitri’ project under which India will provide essential medical supplies to any developing country affected by natural disasters or humanitarian crises.