Can a drone save lives? This is how the autonomous distributions that are being tested in Africa work | VIDEO

Drones are used in many ways: to record videos, take photos, military missions, but they can also save millions of lives, as demonstrated by the Zipline project being tested in African countries: Rwanda, Ghana, Nigeria, Ivory Coast or Kenya.

What it is about is making deliveries through trips “that border on teleportation”, moving blood for transfusions, medicines or vaccines, taking off every 90 seconds and reducing trips from five hours to 30 minutes.

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According to a MotorPasión report, the Zipline company began working in Rwanda in 2016 and has managed to reduce death by hemorrhage in women during childbirth by 88%.

How does it work? Through a message, hospital staff can contact Zipline to request blood of a certain type for an emergency transfusion. The team takes the sample from a warehouse and transports it by drone.

The vehicle reaches a cruising speed that is calculated at about 112 km/h. They notify the receiver when it is about to arrive and it remains at a height of about 120 m. Then drop the cargo with a parachute.

The drone can travel distances of up to 240 km. It can fly in any weather and even at night. To date, more than 40 million km of flight has been accumulated.

Source: Elcomercio

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