Rwanda's health sector is set to
lead the way in the supply of medical kits to rural areas in Africa. The country
has inaugurated The Zipline project which would is a delivery drones dubbed
"Zips" which can make up to 150 blood deliveries daily and Zipline
project as it is called is a project funded by US package-delivery giant UPS
and global vaccine alliance Gavi to the tune of $1.1million.
Keller Rinaudo, CEO of Zipline said:
"So this is a really urgent
product. 80% is going to people, mums and kids whose lives are on the line. And
the challenge with blood is that it doesn't last very long and there are lots
of different types of it. The project which is hailed as the world’s first
commercial regular drone delivery service will initially be used to deliver
blood, plasma, and coagulants to hospitals across rural western Rwanda. Zipline
Source: African News
plans to open a second base in
Rwanda next year.
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