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Zipline and Rwanda's government start drone blood deliveries

From late 2016 Zipline drones flew blood products from a distribution centre near Muhanga to Kabgayi hospital, among the first commercial products delivered by drone.

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Zipline
Location
Muhanga District, Southern Province, Rwanda
Year
2016
Category
Medical delivery

In 2016 the Rwandan government and the US robotics company Zipline agreed a partnership to deliver medical supplies by drone. According to MIT Technology Review, the government deal for the distribution centre near Muhanga was signed in mid-2016.

The service began introducing blood drops at Kabgayi hospital in late 2016. Drones were dispatched from a distribution centre about five kilometres from the hospital and carried sachets of blood, which the article describes as among the first commercial products ever delivered by drone.

Location: Muhanga District, Southern Province

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  1. Blood From the Sky: Zipline's Ambitious Medical Drone Delivery in Africa (MIT Technology Review) https://www.technologyreview.com/s/608034/blood-from-the-sky-ziplines-ambitious-medical-drone-delivery-in-africa/

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