Hong Kong Hospital Authority has begun testing drone delivery of medicines as part of a broader trial by the city government. which recently ran the pilot drone-based medicine delivery from Cyberport in Hong Kong's Southern District to St John Hospital in Cheung Chau, an outlying island southwest of the city.
Delivery from Hong Kong to Cheung Chau usually takes 45-65 minutes via ferry. The recent pilot demonstrated that a 12-kilometre drone flight could cut the time to just 20 minutes, according to SF Express Hong Kong and Macau CTO Kenny Lau. They plan to expand the service to deliver urgent medical supplies like antivenoms from Hong Kong to Cheung Chau.
Besides Hong Kong, Malaysia's communications regulator also recently piloted medicine drone delivery in Sabah. Meanwhile, a project in Sydney is testing hydrogen-fuelled drones, which are known for their sustainability and ability to fly greater distances, in delivering medical cargo to rural and isolated communities.
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