Aarogya Maitri Cube: India Builds World’s First Portable Hospital to Keep 200 Survivors Alive for 48 Hrs

Source: The post is based on the article “Aarogya Maitri Cube: India Builds World’s First Portable Hospital to Keep 200 Survivors Alive for 48 Hrs”  published in News18 on 4th September 2023

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India has built the world’s first disaster hospital that can be airlifted, packed in 72 cubes.It has been named as ‘Aarogya Maitri Cube’.

What is Aarogya Maitri Cube?

Aarogya Maitri Cube is the world’s first disaster hospital that can be airlifted.

It has been developed indigenously under the Project BHISHM (Bharat Health Initiative for Sahyog Hita and Maitri). 

It has been developed as part of India’s ‘Aarogya Maitri’ initiative to provide essential medical supplies to friendly countries.

Key Features: Aarogya Maitri Cube is packed in 72 cubes.These cubes contain essential equipment and supplies, such as an operation theater, a mini-ICU, ventilators, blood test equipment, an X-ray machine, a cooking station, food, water, shelter, a power generator, and more. 

– The special cage can hold 36 mini-cubes filled with supplies needed for 100 people to survive for two days. 

– There are two of these cages, called master cubes, which can be joined to support 200 survivors.One of the major features of these cubes is their ability to handle various severe injuries, including bullet injuries, major bleeds etc.