{"id":609760,"date":"2019-04-24T19:11:27","date_gmt":"2019-04-24T19:11:27","guid":{"rendered":"<br><div>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">General News of Wednesday, 24 April 2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>3news.com <\/p>\n2019-04-24\n\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghana-mma.com\/2019\/04\/52713340."},"modified":"2019-04-24T19:11:27","modified_gmt":"2019-04-24T19:11:27","slug":"zipline-project-wont-solve-all-health-sector-problems-dr-oko-boye","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/04\/24\/zipline-project-wont-solve-all-health-sector-problems-dr-oko-boye\/","title":{"rendered":"Zipline project won\u2019t solve all health sector problems \u2013 Dr Oko-Boye"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">General News of Wednesday, 24 April 2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>3news.com <\/p>\n<p>2019-04-24<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghanamma.com\/2019\/04\/52713340.295.jpg\" alt=\"Zipline Drone5.jpeg\" title=\"Zipline Drone5.jpeg\" width=\"295\" height=\"225\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>The medical drones will distribute blood and essential medical supplies to various health facilities<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\">Member of Parliament for the Ledzokuku constituency, Dr. Bernard Oko-Boye, has conceded the use of drones to deliver essential medical supplies across the country will not solve all the challenges in the health sector.<\/p>\n<p>The government contracted US firm, Zipline in a $12.5 million dollar deal to distribute blood and essential medical supplies to various health facilities in the country, a project whose test run on Tuesday was successful.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on TV3\u2019s New Day Wednesday, ahead of the official launch of the project, Dr. Oko-Boye observed the project will only deal with some specific challenges in the health sector.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet\u2019s bear in mind, this is not supposed to solve logistical challenges or replace existing arrangements,\u201d he cautioned.<\/p>\n<p>The Ledzokuku MP also said, time is of essence in healthcare delivery, noting that, blood which would have taken the New Tafo health facility about 2 hours to acquire was acquired in less than 10 minutes using the drone technology.<\/p>\n<p>Former vice chairperson of the Convention People\u2019s Party(CPP), Rhodalin Imoro-Ayana, however, observed that while government is praising a successful test run of the Zipline project, it should be mindful of two surgical theaters which she claims are not  functional.<\/p>\n<p>She suggested the project is a misplaced priority.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNew Tafo had two theatres not working. 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