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Phoenix666 [soylentnews.org] writes:

The latest way that drones are helping to improve lives [treehugger.com] is by delivering needed medical supplies in Rwanda. The nation's government has started a drone delivery program that will get supplies like blood bags to people in rural areas.

Up until now, this aid was brought to people via motorbike, but unpaved and hard to navigate roads can make the journey difficult and long while people wait for necessary medical supplies on the other end. Drones can make these trips quickly and safely, getting people the supplies they need when they need them.

Rwanda is establishing what it's calling a Droneport [allafrica.com], a centralized hub for the drones and supplies where deliveries will originate and then be distributed to rural areas for a pilot testing phase.

Great if Rwanda steals a march on Amazon.

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