Cross River State government is set to deploy digital medical drones that will supply drugs and other medical essentials to reach rural areas of the state.
Speaking during the signing of Memorandum of Understanding with Zipline officials in Calabar, the state governor, Professor Ben Ayade said Cross River was playing a special role in the heath sector in Nigeria.
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Ayade stated that in 90 days, the drone facilities will start the delivery of essential drugs to too hard to reach areas.
Earlier, the state Commissioner for Health,Betta Edu, and the Director General of the state primary Healthcare Development Agency ,Janet Ekpenyong described the drone delivery system as a game changer to deliver facilities in real time.
The vision of the project,according to the Governor is to ensure Cross River State leapfrogs the tradition and the norms by taking a bold step to the future in National Healthcare delivery.
Editor: Ena Agbanoma
