Rwanda: The World Is Watching Rwanda's Medical Drone Program

Rwanda launched a program Friday that will use drones to deliver blood to hospitals in rural, hard-to-access parts of the country in what has been hailed as the first commercial drone delivery service in the world.

Rwandan president Paul Kagame had the honor of launching the inaugural medical delivery drone on Friday in Muhanga District. A crowd of Rwandan authorities and their North American and European partners in the project as well as eager spectators gathered for the event.

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