Tanzania's government is working with US logistics company Zipline to launch what will reportedly be the world's largest drone delivery service to provide access to critical medical supplies.
Zipline said in a statement today that in the first quarter of 2018 Tanzania's government will begin using drones to make up to 2,000 deliveries per day to more than 1,000 health facilities.
Laurean Bwanakunu, director general of Tanzania's national medical stores, said the drone service will be crucial in times of unexpected demand, bad weather, or for small but critical orders.