Rwanda deploys aerial-spraying technology with drones to eradicate malaria in swampy areas
A drone is placed on a launch pad at an operations centre in Muhanda, south of Rwanda's capital, Kigali, where Zipline, a California-based robotics company, delivered their first blood to patients using a drone on October 12, 2016.
According to the latest world malaria report, released in December 2019, 228 million cases of malaria were reported in 2018, with 405,000 deaths. The African continent is home to 94 percent of malaria deaths. It is the same story for Maria Mukamana, 35, living in Rugenge village, in the same swampy Gasabo district. Living in the wetlands a mosquito breeding ground – at least once in two months one of her family members gets infected with malaria.
This is not the first time that Rwanda has turned to technology to improve access to healthcare services. The pilot phase has started in six high-risk zones by the Charis UAS, a local drone company, at a cost of over $63,070, replacing manpower and logistics that were employed to do indoor residual spraying.
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