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Season 4, Episode 41
Poor highway networks in Africa make it tough to move medical provides and samples to distant communities, hindering entry to healthcare.
On this episode of Africa Science Focus, reporter Halima Athumani explores how drone expertise can bridge this hole and serve the so-called “final mile”.
She speaks with leaders of two drone corporations, Kenya Flying Labs and VillageReach, about their efforts to reinforce Africa’s well being infrastructure by way of drone expertise.
Henry Chimtengo, senior medical assistant at Malombe Well being Centre in Malawi’s Mangochi district, explains how drones assisted the nation’s polio vaccination drive.
This challenge was funded by the European Journalism Centre by way of the Options Journalism Accelerator. The fund is supported by the Invoice & Melinda Gates Basis.
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This piece was produced by SciDev.Internet’s Sub-Saharan Africa English desk.