Redefining Emergency Care! India builds world's first portable hospital; Know about Aarogya MaitriCube

 India has built the world’s first disaster hospital that can be airlifted, packed in 72 cubes. Known as the ‘Aarogya Maitri Cube’, India has built the product under project BHISHM – Bharat Health Initiative for Sahyog Hita and Maitri – which includes three frames, each accommodating 12 mini-cubes.  This innovation promises to revolutionize emergency medical care.

 

 

Whether it's natural disasters, war zones, or epidemics, this Cube's got our back! From handling severe injuries like bullet wounds and fractures to providing an operation theatre, it’s a lifesaver in the most literal sense.  

What is Aarogya Maitri Cube?

Aarogya Maitri Cube is the world’s first disaster hospital that can be airlifted.It has been named as ‘Aarogya Maitri Cube’.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.

The “Aarogya Maitri” scheme, under which India will supply basic medical supplies to any developing countries affected by a natural disaster or humanitarian crisis, was announced by Prime Minister Modi during the Global South Summit in January of this year.

Key Features of the Aarogya MaitriCube

The Aarogya Maitri Cube consists of 72 cubes. These cubes contain essential equipment and supplies, such as an operation theatre, a mini-ICU, ventilators, blood test equipment, an X-ray machine, a cooking station, food, water, shelter, a power generator, and more.

The cubes can handle several severe injuries, including 40 bullet injuries, 25 major burns, around 10 head injuries, long limb fractures, spinal injuries, chest injuries and spinal fractures.



The special cage can fit in 36 mini-cubes, including almost everything that can be packed for survival for a period of 48 hours for 100 survivors. 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.

Using the concept of ‘Rubik’s Cube’, each cube has been designed to weigh below 20kg so that it can be easily carried manually up to a kilometre.

According to a report, the total weight of each master cube (containing 36 cubes) is less than 750 kg, and a combination of two such cubes converts the basic primary care setup arrangement into a mobile hospital capable of performing life-saving surgery.

The structure comes with a tablet-based application that helps in operating all 72 cubes. The kit includes a portable generator, including a solar panel-based generator, and all of the equipment is rechargeable.