An infant became the world’s first to be given a vaccine delivered commercially by drone in a remote island in the South Pacific country of Vanuatu on December 18, 2018.
One-month-old Joy Nowai was given medicine delivered by a drone.
“The drone was flown by the charity UNICEF (the United Nations Children’s Fund) across 40 kilometers of rugged mountains, which would have taken hours to cross by more traditional means. The community the vaccine was delivered to is only accessible by foot or small boats, and does not have electricity or its own health center,” said a report by Digital Trends.
Vaccines are tough to carry because they need to be kept at a very specific temperature.
One-fifth of children in Vanuatu miss out on receiving what are considered to be essential childhood vaccines.
Cook’s Bay, a small, scattered community that does not have a health centre or electricity, is only accessible by foot or small local boats.Click Here: pinko shop cheap