The general director of the Dominican Civil Aviation Institute (IDAC), Héctor Porcella, announced that the institution will accompany with the appropriate technological and regulatory assistance the initiative to create the first sanitary air corridor of the country, with the mission to improve the attention to medical emergencies and help save lives.
“The IDAC is in the best disposition to coordinate and work with all the institutions of the health system and civil protection to help operationalize the project Technology that Saves Lives sponsored by journalist Lorenny Solano through the Laso Foundation and its network of blood donors,” he said.
The purpose of the sanitary air corridor, through a special drone donated by the Chinese Embassy, is to facilitate the distribution of blood for emergency situations, avoiding the delays that occur when the transfer is made using conventional vehicles in the congested streets and avenues of Greater Santo Domingo.
According to Porcella, the project has the support of the President of the Dominican Republic, Luis Abinader, who from the first moment showed his willingness to facilitate its implementation, positioning the country as a pioneer in Latin America in the use of unmanned aircraft to assist in medical emergencies.
However, he pointed out that regardless of the lofty purposes of the medical air corridor, the IDAC is making sure that it complies with air navigation and operational safety regulations.
He explained that the Flight Standards, Air Navigation and Operational Surveillance personnel are being systematically trained by qualified instructors from both the European Aviation Safety Agency and OACI advisors in the specialized training required for this type of technology.
The statements of the executive were made during the act of presentation of the drone or unmanned aircraft donated by the embassy of the People’s Republic of China after making a demonstrative tour in just a few minutes from the National Police hospital to Plaza España, where it was received by a delegation headed by Porcella, Ambassador Chen Luning and Dr. Edisson Feliz, director of the Metropolitan Regional Health Service.
Source:Arecoa.com
