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Articles by Topic: Mobile and episodic healthcare delivery

The Sky's the Limit: Potential of Drone Usage in Rural Healthcare

April 5, 2017
In July 17, 2015, a drone delivered medicine to the RAM – Wise Health Expedition, an outreach event in Wise County, VA. This historic flight may lead to other applications of drones in rural health, such as search and rescue, mosquito spraying, and more deliveries of needed supplies.