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Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), popularly known as drones, are providing lifesaving care to women in remote parts of Botswana, who face the possibility of death in childbirth.
An initiative to curb preventable maternal deaths and overcome geographic barriers led by the Botswana Ministry of Health and Wellness, the Botswana International University of Science and Technology (BIUST) and supported by the United Nations, plans to ârevolutioniseâ delivery of essential medical supplies and services across the country.
Two years ago the country recorded a maternal mortality rate of 166 deaths per 100 000 births, over double the average for upper middle income countries, a UN statement said, adding women in remote communities were more at risk.
Drones are providing life-saving care to women in remote parts of the southern African country, Botswana, who otherwise may die in childbirth, thanks to suxpport from the United Nations.
NEW YORK, USA, May 31, 2021,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/-For women in Botswana, especially those living in remote communities where medical supplies and blood may not be in stock, giving birth can be life-threatening. In 2019, the country recorded a maternal mortality rate of 166 deaths per 100,000 births, more than double the average for upper-middle-income countries.
“When a woman has lost a lot of blood during childbirth and may need to be transferred to a bigger medical facility, she first needs to be stabilized where she is before being driven out of that place. Timely delivery of blood can be lifesaving. A drone can be sent to deliver the blood so that the patient is stabilized,” says Lorato Mokganya, Chief Health Officer in the Ministry of Health and Wellness.
Drones are providing life-saving care to women in remote parts of the southern African country, Botswana, who otherwise may die in childbirth, thanks to.