About UPDWG

The UAV for Payload Delivery Working Group (UPDWG) is a global community of stakeholders interested in the development, advancement and application of drones for use in public health and supply chain systems.

Members share information, experiences and expertise with a diverse network of professionals and organizations. UPDWG members are interested in collaborating, rather than competing. We invite you to join us.

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Medical Drone Delivery Database

The MD3 is the world’s leading database of drones for health implementations. The MD3 provides users with easily accessible data to inform future operations, identify partners, and share learning about the results and impact of drones for good.

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Become a member of UPDWG global community. UPDWG members gain access to a fast-growing UAV network to share resources, coordinate efforts and create strategic partnerships.

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173 UAV Providers

140 Implementers

Resource Library

UPDWG’s resource library includes technical tools, research publications, webinars, online resources and more. Please check back regularly as we continue to add new resources.

UPDWG featuring the Drones Doing Good Alliance UPDWG Webinar: What's ethics got to do with it?

Hosted by CGD Talks, featuring Zipline WEBINAR: Innovative health product delivery methods take flight: New evidence on the impact of drone delivery in health programs

Kinshasa School of Public Health & VillageReach Français: Évaluation des performances des drones pour le transport des vaccins et autres produits de santé vers les formations sanitaires éloignées

Effect of unmanned aerial vehicle (drone) delivery on blood product delivery time and wastage in Rwanda- a retrospective, cross-sectional study and time series analysis

UPDWG Webinar: Evaluation Results for the Drones for Health Program in the DRC

March 21t, 2022 | 8-9 am PST

In this webinar, VillageReach will share the results of their recent performance and economic evaluations conducted on their drones for health program in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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