ReviewSaudi journal of anaesthesia
Drone a technological leap in health care delivery in distant and remote inaccessible areas: A narrative review.
Review in Saudi journal of anaesthesia. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.
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12 citing papers in PubMed, 24 citations in OpenAlex.
- Current and potential uses of drones in healthcare delivery in sub-Saharan Africa: a rapid scoping review.Global health action · 2026Article
- At the Crossroads for the Use of Drones in Public Health System in India: Leveraging Community Mobilisation.Indian journal of community medicine : official publication of Indian Association of Preventive & Social Medicine · 2026Article
- Drone-delivered automated external defibrillators in prehospital emergency care: implementation evidence, bottlenecks, and conceptual integration with artificial intelligence and next-generation communications.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
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- Healthcare delivery in the arctic-telehealth prospects.International journal of circumpolar health · 2025Review
- Leveraging drone technology in health systems strengthening: A cost-effectiveness analysis from Northeast India.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2025Article
- Costs, delivery strategies and implementation challenges for malaria vaccines: a rapid review of literature.Tropical diseases, travel medicine and vaccines · 2025Review
- Drones in Health Care-A Flying Potential.Indian journal of community medicine : official publication of Indian Association of Preventive & Social Medicine · 2025Article
- Unmet Need for Completing the Antenatal Care Continuum Among Pregnant Women in Rural India: A Mixed-Methods Study.Cureus · 2025Article
- Adopting drone technology for blood delivery: a feasibility study to evaluate its efficiency and sustainability.Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique · 2025Article
- A Systematic Review of Drone Customization and Application in Public Health Innovation.Cureus · 2025Review
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Abstract
In developing countries, last-mile delivery of medical products is a challenge, especially in hilly and rural areas where there is no road connectivity. As helicopters or other air services are not affordable all the time, drones can be used for the supply of medical products. They are cost-effective as compared to other air or road transport. However, the carrying capacity of drone is less, it is not able to carry heavier payloads. Also, operating drones requires trained operators, and it is a new venture in a developing country so possibilities of confusion and lack of clarity on operating procedures are there. Drones are becoming increasingly reliable for the health care delivery. This narrative review explores the use of drones in healthcare delivery globally.
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