Medical Drone Delivery in Developing Countries: Case Study Mongolia

Developing countries often have difficulties in the field of medicine, and many of these problems do not relate to missing knowledge but on the transportation possibilities to bring patient, doctor and the necessary medical supplies together. In a research study for the country of Mongolia the advantages of a drone delivery system are shown and the unique challenges such as temperature, elevation and range are discussed to choose a suitable system design for countries with enormous size and low population. Airplane like drones with their wider distances seem to be the most promising solution to connect rural areas to the medical logistics network

Potential of Medical IT in developing countries: Case study Mongolia

The field of medicine is difficult to compare between different countries, as the development and their focus are individual and faces unique problems. Possible solutions provided by the western world usually require higher financial expenses and intensive training of workers involved in the medical field. Experience gathered in Mongolia lead to the suggestion that the involvement of computer technology can create benefits for the healthcare sector without extensive costs and intensive training. The missing experience of medical workers can be covered with computed technology that is designed to support them in making correct decisions. At the same time these technologies will never be able to fully replace workers and therefore should not lead to dismissal in the healthcare sector