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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

April 1, 2022

M. P. Nisingizwe, P. Ndishimye, et al.

This independent research evaluated the effects of Zipline’s drone delivery intervention on blood product delivery times and wastage in 20 health facilities.

WEBINAR: Innovative health product delivery methods take flight: New evidence on the impact of drone delivery in health programs

March 23, 2022

Hosted by CGD Talks, featuring Zipline

Results from Zipline’s evaluation that showed increase in the average number of products stocked and reduced the number of days without medical products available (i.e. stocked out) at facilities. More information can be found in the executive summary of the evaluation and this webinar discussing the results.

Zipline Ghana: Impact Evaluation Executive Summary

March 29, 2022

Zipline & IDinsight

3-page summary of the results of the impact evaluation done by IDinsight and Zipline, which explores the impact of providing access to Zipline’s services, including drone delivery, to health facilities in Ghana.

Français: Évaluation des performances des drones pour le transport des vaccins et autres produits de santé vers les formations sanitaires éloignées

March 31, 2022

Kinshasa School of Public Health & VillageReach

En 2020, le ministère de la Santé de la RDC, VillageReach et Swoop Aero se sont associés pour introduire le transport de routine par drone dans la chaîne d’approvisionnement de la vaccination de la province de l’Équateur. L’École de santé publique de Kinshasa et VillageReach génèrent des preuves sur le processus de mise en œuvre des drones pour élucider la réalisation des objectifs de performance de la chaîne d’approvisionnement en vaccination.