Four Technologies That Can Improve Global Health

Abstract

How they can improve global health: In resource-poor countries, the lack of strong infrastructure can make sending samples out to labs a challenge. Ditto for countries that have remote populations in need of care. Drones can be used to transport samples from distant, hard-to-reach locations to laboratories for testing. While organizations have employed drones to travel short distances with samples, longer distances are now being tested (see the Q&A article in this issue with Dr. Timothy Amukele for more insight). By providing this mode of transport, laboratories can better reach patients who otherwise might not have access to laboratories and timely test results.