Blood-delivering drones in Rwanda

The World

Tech giants have been racing to get commercial drone delivery operations off the ground. Those projects are in the testing phase in all countries but one: Rwanda. A US-based drone company has partnered with the Rwandan health ministry to deliver blood to several remote hospitals in the country. The World’s Carol Hills speaks with Bloomberg’s Aki Ito, who recently traveled to Rwanda to see the drone delivery system at work.

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