How drones could change the future of healthcare delivery

May 8, 2020

Zipline drone takes off in Ghana, April 22, 2019. Picture taken April 22, 2019. Zipline drones, supported by Gavi and the UPS Foundation, cut the time taken to deliver lifesaving medical supplies from hours to minutes. Gavi/2019/Tony Noel via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT - RC1320A7FF90

India has looked at the success of medical drones in countries like Rwanda Image: Gavi/2019/Tony Noel

Vignesh Santhanam

India Lead, Drones and Tomorrow's Airspace, World Economic Forum

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