Polio, Tuberculosis -- Vanuatu
A baby on a small Pacific island has become the 1st person given a vaccine delivered by a commercial drone. UNICEF arranged for the drone to be flown some 40 km (25 mi) across rugged mountains in Vanuatu that otherwise take hours to cross. About 20% of children in Vanuatu don't receive important vaccinations because the supply is too difficult. The UN children's organisation hopes that drone delivery will in the future be of vital importance in remote areas.
"Today's small flight by a drone
Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?6217749&promed&0
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