In the ____ world, time is one of the most ____ factors when life-saving procedures or the need for urgent ____ are involved. That is why drones, unmanned aerial vehicles, are making an increasingly important ____. And this modern ____ of drone use will undoubtedly continue to play an important role in the future of medicine, as their use becomes more ____. In addition to the military use of drones, the ____ commercial market is rapidly growing, too. Simple remote-controlled drones are now made as toys for children, and ____ photographers and filmmakers use drones to take aerial pictures and videos. According to an industry ____, the compound annual growth rate (CAGR) for the commercial drone ____ is projected to be 36 percent between 2018 and 2022. This increase is mostly coming from the development of commercial drone delivery services intended to deliver packages, food and ____ goods to various ____ around the world. While this industry is still in its ____, drones are already being used around the world to deliver medicine to ____ areas that are not easily accessible by land or air. In Rwanda, East Africa, drones are currently being used to deliver life-saving medical supplies. At the Kabgayi Hospital in Central Rwanda, drones carrying human blood platelets needed for emergency ____ are dropped via parachute in as little as fifteen minutes. If they are delivered by automobile, it typically takes three hours. According to The New York Times, Philippe Nteziryayo, Kabgayi Hospital’s Director General, said that the process saves the lives of their ____. These technological advances certainly seem like a ____ alternative to ____ courier methods. The US-based ____, Zipline International Inc., has been working with the Rwandan government to make these ____ in ____ regions. Outside of the capital, Kigali, Zipline is now delivering more than 20 percent of the blood ____ needed to rural Rwandan hospitals. Zipline also has plans to ____ its delivery ____ to the US, as well as to other African countries, such as Tanzania. The increase in drone deliveries is not without its ____, however. Airspace safety within ____ populated areas makes the practice ____. Airspace is often restricted for traditional manned air traffic, so it would be ____ for drones to share that space. However, the benefits certainly outweigh the negatives in the case of delivering life-saving medicines. Because around two billion Africans located in rural areas lack ____ to medical care, drone delivery is helping to ____ a region in desperate need.

The Drones that Deliver Medicine

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