In a country where AIDS runs rampant, drones are cutting the cost and waiting time of HIV testing to give babies a fighting chance at survival. Malawi has one of the highest rates of HIV, with 130,000 living with the disease and just half are receiving treatment for it. Unicef and the government of Malawi have now launched a pilot program that delivers and returns HIV tests to rural health clinics to expedite the process. There are currently only eight labs in the country that have the facilities to test for HIV and getting the results of those tests can take almost 10 weeks, hurting any infected infants chance of surviving the disease. With drones, tests can be administered quickly and results come in days.
Drones help babies in Africa fight AIDS
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