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Paul Kagame who is the current president of Rwanda has not been sufficiently acknowledged for enhancing the Rwandan health system with the utilization of drones. He may not have appeared on the front pages of the dailies or on the big screen but he is sure doing a great job as regards the health system in his country. Rwanda happened to be the first nation on the planet to utilize drones in transporting blood to remote centers, saving a lot of lives. The automatons have been enhanced and will expand conveyances from 50 to 500.

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[president of Rwanda standing next to a drone that distributes medical aids.](http://scd.en.rfi.fr/sites/english.filesrfi/imagecache/rfi_16x9_1024_578/sites/images.rfi.fr/files/aef_image/cut_g5nwiaatpss.jpg)

Technology can spare lives and this is a reality in Rwanda where drones are utilized to convey medical supplies in remote regions. Zipline, a U.S based Startup Company partnered with the Rwandan government to transport blood and other medical supplies utilizing drones to remote clinics.

The strategy for transporting blood and other medical supplies utilizing drones in Rwanda goes as far back as two years prior. Zipline, the world's first commerical drone conveyance service has after some time appropriated 8000 units of blood covering more than 400,000 km. A trip that would most likely take three hours by street has been decreased to six minutes. Rwanda is the first nation to make use of this service which has turned out to be a lifesaver for mothers and children.

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[Anatomy of a drone.](http://bestdroneunderhalfapound.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Anatomy-of-a-Drone-dji-phantom-overview.png)

 In a Times magazine talk with Keller Rinaudo the prime supporter of Zipline stated, "actually, mothers die in each nation on the planet for (absence of blood). Rwanda was only the first nation to make a move."

The initiative to open Rwanda's skies for commercial drones is required to pull in more investors in the Unmanned Civil Aircraft System industry. Dissimilar to neighboring Kenya that as of late put stringent laws against drones, including writing to the ministry of defence to motivate consent to fly drones because of national security concerns, but yet Rwanda is influencing utilization and letting other African countries know that this drone technology can help it's people and has already set the pace.

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[The physics of how drones fly.](https://www.wired.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/spring_2017_sketches_key5.jpg)

Zipline as of late declared the advancement of another model that would help increase blood and medical supply deliveries from 50 to 500. The organization has been working on the new form of the drone for the past years. The new drone has the ability to travel at a speed of 130km per hour. The support of Rwanda's President Paul Kagame has been a colossal lift to the use of drones for medicinal services.

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 [Medical drone used in Rwanda.](http://www.newtimes.co.rw/sites/default/files/styles/mystyle/public/main/articles/2016/10/14/1476399492drone-kigali.jpg?itok=upc9veKQ)

Talking at the introduction of Zipline's first appropriation focus in Rwanda, President Kagame said "This utilization of unmanned commercial  drones to transport fundamental medical items is a point of reference for Rwanda in numerous regards. Rwandans have figured out how to grasp development, particularly when it is clear, that it can enable us to comprehend the difficulties we confront".

"This demeanor has empowered us to defeat extraordinary chances in the last twenty-two years, and makes us hopeful about the amount more we can accomplish, by cooperating with great partners. It begins with the correct mentality, to get things working appropriately. 'Adequate' is never again enough. We have to go for the best," Kagame noted.

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In a TED talk, Rinaudo stated, "Maternal health is a challenge not just in Rwanda but all over the world. The notable difference is that Rwanda was the first nation to utilize radical innovation to make a move. Furthermore, that is the reason this demeanor of Africa being disturbed or propelled innovation not working here or requiring help is so absolutely off base. Africa can be the disrupter. These little, light footed, creating economies can out develop vast, rich ones. What's more, they can absolutely jump over the nonappearance of inheritance foundation to go straight to more up to date and better systems.

Rwanda being the first country in the world to use drones to distribute medical aids has set a pace for other African countries to follow and Tanzania is following firmly behind Rwanda in the utilization of drones to provide quick and easy medical supplies especially in cases of emergency to those in remote areas of the nation.

### REFERENCES 

* https://www.wsj.com/articles/in-rwanda-drones-deliver-medical-supplies-to-remote-areas-1512124200

* https://www.technologyreview.com/s/608034/blood-from-the-sky-ziplines-ambitious-medical-drone-delivery-in-africa/

* https://nypost.com/2018/01/03/blood-delivered-by-drone-is-saving-lives-in-rwanda/

* https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/0/pointing-way-medical-drones-saving-lives-africa/

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