A delegation of 27 medical personnel from Mercy Hospital based in Oklahoma City, United States of America is in the country to conduct an assessment and evaluation at four hospitals to determine ...

Rwanda is partnering with Silicon Valley drone startup Zipline to deliver medical supplies to five of its hospitals. Within a year, they plan to expand the program to nearly half of the country's ...

To overcome Rwanda's challenging topography, the Rwandan government and US startup Zipline are preparing to launch a drone delivery service that will start dropping much-needed blood bags to 20 ...

In Rwanda, meanwhile, Zipline expects to ramp up deliveries as more hospitals are added to its network every month. Even then, it’s unlikely that the demand will make a dent in the system’s ...

In Rwanda, transporting critical medicine and blood can be difficult if the patient is in a remote location. Heavy downpours can wash out the roads, and local hospitals are often too small to ...

Fresh, healthy meals are the exception in most hospital settings worldwide—even though nutritious food expedites healing. In Rwanda, Solid’Africa is changing this by building up a network of ...

A Zipline technician launches a drone in Muhanga, Rwanda, on October 12. The Central African country has started a delivery program using drones to drop blood packages to rural hospitals.