Life-saving medical equipment patrols Sweden skies

The country is the first to use drones to carry defibrillators, a crucial intervention for sudden cardiac arrest.

While the world remains focused on COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, a more deadly illness remains a largely hidden statistic.

More than 17 million people die of cardiovascular disease every year.

And as Al Jazeera’s Paul Rhys reports from Gothenburg in Sweden, a new life-saving solution is patrolling the skies.