Blood delivery by drone: a faltering step in a promising direction

Abstract

We read with great interest the Article in The Lancet Global Health by Marie Paul Nisingizwe and colleagues, which showed the value of drone blood delivery in terms of reducing delivery time and blood component wastage in hospitals in Rwanda, where 83% of residents live in rural areas.1 The authors found that 14 of 20 hospitals studied delivered blood faster by drone than by car, but in three hospitals the difference between the two delivery systems was less than 5 min, and in three other hospitals, drone deliveries were slower, with the largest time difference being 34 min.

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