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How drones could transform healthcare in remote areas

2025/1/21
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Heidi Sampang：我致力于在菲律宾等国的偏远地区提供医疗服务。由于地形复杂、自然灾害频发以及医疗资源匮乏，这些地区的居民面临着巨大的健康挑战，包括疫苗接种率低、孕产妇死亡率高、以及缺乏及时有效的医疗救治。为了解决这些问题，我们利用无人机技术来运送医疗物资，包括药品、疫苗以及其他医疗用品。在2022年，我们成功地在山区和岛屿社区进行了无人机送药试点，这极大地缩短了医疗物资的运输时间，提高了医疗服务的效率。尽管无人机技术面临着诸如信号中断、恶劣天气等挑战，但其优势是显而易见的，尤其是在紧急情况下，无人机能够快速有效地将医疗物资送达受灾地区。我们希望通过本地化运营，将无人机技术更好地融入当地社区，并寻求更多资金支持，以确保项目的可持续发展，让更多偏远地区的居民受益。 Patrick McKay：在联合国世界粮食计划署，我们也利用无人机技术来进行人道主义救援，特别是在偏远地区和灾区。在紧急情况下，连接性往往是一个巨大的挑战。为了解决这个问题，我们通常会预先规划好无人机的飞行路线，并下载到无人机系统中，以减少对实时连接的依赖。在一些情况下，我们也会使用系留无人机，作为临时的通讯塔，以扩展连接范围。 Hannah Gelbart：作为主持人，我采访了Heidi Sampang和Patrick McKay，了解了他们如何利用无人机技术来改善偏远地区的医疗保健。他们的工作展示了无人机技术在应对医疗资源匮乏和自然灾害方面的巨大潜力。

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People who live in remote areas of the world often lack access to basic healthcare. Their difficulties are magnified during disasters. But around the world doctors are turning to drones to helping deliver medicine, vaccines, and other much-needed supplies.

Paediatrician Heidi Sampang has run medical clinics in remote areas of several countries, including China, Costa Rica, Haiti, Mozambique and the Philippines. She tells us about her work at FlyingLabs Philippines, which has used drones to deliver medical supplies to people who live in difficult-to-reach communities in mountains and on distant islands. She also discusses the impact isolation

Data signals help drones reach their final destination. But connectivity can be a major problem in remote areas and disaster zones. Patrick McKay — the data operations manager for the United Nations World Food Programme — explains some of the workarounds.

Instagram: @bbcwhatintheworld Email: [email protected] WhatsApp: +44 0330 12 33 22 6 Presenter: Hannah Gelbart Producer: Josh Jenkins and Benita Barden Editor: Verity Wilde