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Rwanda scheme shows saving lives can be as easy as getting blood from a drone [1]

An ingenious drone delivery service known as “Uber for blood” has slashed the delivery time of life-saving medicine to remote regions of Rwanda from four hours to an average of half an hour.

Publication Date: 
02/01/2018
Guardian (UK) [2]
Tags:
Health [3], Health Care [4], Maternal Health [5], Rwanda [6], Science And Technology [7], Blood [8], Africa [9]

Technology Partners: MimirTech

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[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/guardian-uk
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health-care
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/maternal-health
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rwanda
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/science-and-technology
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/blood
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/africa