World’s First Drones For Medical Begin in Rwanda

Author:
The New Times
Publisher:
The New Times/YouTube
Publication Date:
14 October 2016
Tags:
Rwanda, Health and Medicine, ICT and Telecom, Transport and Shipping, United States, Canada and Africa

Each drone has the ability to fly up to 150 kilometres per trip withstanding rain and wind with a load of 1.5 kilogrammes of blood delivering supplies in about 30 minutes.

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