Life-saving drones on way

26 October 2015 - 02:23
By Tanya Farber

Using drones to transport medicines to rural areas is fast becoming a reality across the world and South Africa could be just a step away from joining in. A feasibility study by medical diagnostics expert Barry Mendelow, a former Wits University professor, has found drones to be an efficient and cost-effective way of carrying medical supplies and pathologists' specimens.

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