According to the Spanish Society of Geriatrics and Gerontology (Sociedad Espa\u00f1ola de Geriatr\u00eda y Gerontolog\u00eda – S.E.G.G.), 50% of elderly living alone do not take their medication correctly, an error that increases the risk of mortality by an alarming 40%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This problem is exacerbated by the so-called \u201cEspa\u00f1a Vac\u00eda\u201d phenomenon, meaning \u201cEmpty Spain,” a social tendency in which more than 200,000 elderly people live in isolated municipalities without access to a basic digital infrastructure. Likewise, healthcare innovation is concentrated in urban environments, while these rural areas remain underserved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pill Guardian<\/strong><\/em> has emerged as a response to the reality of \u201cEspa\u00f1a Vac\u00eda.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Servier y Aritium<\/strong>, in collaboration with VML Health, part of VML THE COCKTAIL<\/strong>, have developed the first smart pill. It works without WiFi and without SIM cards<\/strong>, reconnecting patients with their loved ones and ensuring that medical attention doesn\u2019t vary based on zip codes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The smart device is designed to operate without access to conventional technology. This pill takes advantage of LoRaWAN <\/strong>technology, using a pre-existing network of antennas and radio towers in rural areas as signal repeaters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n