Drones with life-saving blood zip across hilly Rwanda
16 October 2016 - 02:00
"Three, two, one, launch!" And with that, catapulted from a ramp, the small fixed-wing drone buzzes into the air towards its programmed destination, Kabgayi Hospital, 2km away in Rwanda. On Friday, Rwanda inaugurated a drone operation that its backers hope will start a revolution in the supply of medical care in rural parts of Africa, in the first instance by delivering batches of blood to 21 clinics in the west of the country.
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