Cross River state government is set to deploy digital medical drones that will supply drugs and other medical essentials to hard-to-reach areas of the state.
Speaking during the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with Zipline officials in Calabar, the State Governor, Professor Ben Ayade, said Cross River was playing a special role in the health sector in Nigeria.
Ayade stated that in 90 days, the drone facilities will start the delivery of essential drugs to 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, was to ensure Cross River State leapfrogs the tradition and the norms by taking a bold step to the future in National Healthcare delivery.