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Draganfly Inc. to Begin Delivering NuGen Medical Device's Needle-Free Injection Devices and Insulin to Ukraine Type 1 Diabetics In Urgent Need of Supply
Revived Soldiers Ukraine deploy Draganfly's Medical Response Drones to deliver NuGen M.D.'s ...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Draganfly Inc. to Begin Delivering NuGen Medical Device’s Needle-Free Injection Devices and Insulin to Ukraine Type 1 Diabetics In Urgent Need of SupplyRevived Soldiers Ukraine deploy Draganfly's Medical Response Drones to deliver NuGen M.D.'s needle-free injection devices, coupled with insulin, to conflict areas across UkraineTORONTO, ON / ACCESSWIRE / May 12, 2022 / NuGen Medical Devices Inc. (TSXV:NGMD) (\"NuGen'' or the \"Company\"), a leader in needle-free drug delivery, is pleased to announce that the Company has selected Draganfly Inc. (NASDAQ: DPRO) (CSE: DPRO) (FSE: 3U8) (\"Draganfly\"), an award-winning, industry-leading drone solutions and systems developer, and Coldchain Delivery Systems, Inc. (\"Coldchain Delivery Systems\") to provide drones and services for the delivery of NuGen's needle-free injection system, known as InsuJet™, insulin, and other crucial medical supplies to affected areas in Ukraine.Working with Revived Soldiers Ukraine (\"RSU\"), a non-profit organization dedicated to providing aid to the people of Ukraine, Draganfly's North American-made Medical Response Drones will be used to deliver NuGen's InsuJet™ needle-free injection devices, coupled with insulin, to dangerous and hard-to-reach areas across Ukraine.\"There is an urgent need for insulin and other life-saving medical supplies across Ukraine. The combination of our Medical Response Drones and NuGen's easy-to-use, needle-free injectors, pre-loaded with insulin, will ensure that RSU can provide diabetic Ukrainians with the aid they require,\" said Cameron Chell, President and CEO of Draganfly.Watch the video below for an exclusive interview with Ms. Vaschuk Discipio to hear how the initiative will save lives as RSU and Draganfly prepare for the first shipment of insulin.Watch Interview Here.A recent CNN[1]article by Tasnim Ahmed, published March 18th, 2022, reported that although Ukraine has enough supply of insulin to last up to three months, access to additional insulin is limited and type 1 diabetics in high-conflict zones are being cut off from insulin supply. This supply is quickly dwindling.There are roughly 2.3 million people living with diabetes in Ukraine[2], a portion of whom are Type 1 diabetics that need multiple daily injections of insulin to survive. However, for those living in high-conflict areas of the cou...