Script Runner, a health-tech company based out of Toronto, has partnered with Oak Medical Arts to test a new drone delivery system for prescription medications poised to dramatically improve access to medicine – particularly for those living in remote locations, including First Nations communities.
Dougall Media reporters and other media representatives were onsite at Oak Medical Arts's location on Golf Links Road on May 22 to witness a test run of the first drone delivery. “These drones are definitely very resilient, so I think we’ve got the right drone for the job,” he said. “I think we all recognize that in Northern Ontario there is a huge need – but it’s not just Northern Ontario.
She acknowledged there are many places in the region which aren’t accessible by car – such as remote, fly-in First Nations – and suggested this drone delivery system would not only grant access but make it timely as well.