$150 Million from the State Department and Matching African Investments Could Triple Access to Essential Medicines Zipline will soon expand its medical drone delivery services across Africa through a landmark agreement with the U.S. Department of State. The expansion could help up to 130 million people gain rapid access to lifesaving blood and medicines. The announcement marks … [Read more...] about Zipline Expands Life-Saving Drone Delivery Network Across Africa with New U.S. Government Partnership
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Behind the Headlines: Inside Wingcopter’s Bold Plan to Modernize Mexico’s Medical Supply Chain
Wingcopter, logistics company team up for deliveries in Mexico By DRONELIFE Features Editor Jim Magill A German drone development company and a Mexican logistics company are teaming up to deliver medical supplies to hard-to-reach corners of the Latin American country. Wingcopter, a developer and operator of all-electric uncrewed aircraft systems based in Weiterstadt, … [Read more...] about Behind the Headlines: Inside Wingcopter’s Bold Plan to Modernize Mexico’s Medical Supply Chain
COVID Humanitarian UAS Operation (CHURP) Completes Delivery Testing
The COVID-19 Humanitarian UAS (Unmanned Aircraft Systems) Response Partnership (CHURP) has announced the successful finish of their current test phase, which included drone delivery of COVID testing kits. CHURP is a partnership formed over nine months ago by Emergent 121 Consulting and Akin Gump, LLP. It's a timely project to design and test extended drone operations - and to … [Read more...] about COVID Humanitarian UAS Operation (CHURP) Completes Delivery Testing
Women and Drones Humanitarian Team Award Goes to Kenya Flying Labs
Women And Drones continues the work of recognizing outstanding drone organizations, despite the current pandemic which prevents the awards from taking place in person. Today, the organization announced that the Women and Drones Humanitarian Team Award Honoree for this year is Kenya Flying Labs. "The Humanitarian Award recognizes co-ed teams, organizations or companies with a … [Read more...] about Women and Drones Humanitarian Team Award Goes to Kenya Flying Labs
COVID-19 is Here. Now, Where are the Drones? [Guest Op-Ed]
If the current pandemic has created "a moment" for unmanned technology, where are all the drones? It's not that simple, say humanitarians. The following is a guest post co-authored by Olivier Defawe, Director of the VillageReach Drones for Health Program, and David Sarley, Innovation and Supply Chain Director at the Gates Foundation. DRONELIFE is honored to publish this … [Read more...] about COVID-19 is Here. Now, Where are the Drones? [Guest Op-Ed]
