Featured Resources
Drone Delivery of PPE and Test Kits for COVID-19
May 13, 2020
Center for Global Development
This webinar shared data and insights from new work being carried out by Zipline to help Ghana and other countries in their COVID-19 response supply chain.
How Delivery Drones Are Being Used to Tackle COVID-19
April 25, 2020
WeRobotics
This catalog is documenting how cargo drones being used in response to COVID-19.
Drones, Hype and COVID-19
May 28, 2020
NetHope Solutions Center
The purpose of this webinar is to critically review and question how drones are being applied in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
African Drone Forum 2020 Recap
March 18, 2020
UPDWG and African Drone Forum
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Malawi Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) Toolkit
December 2, 2019
The Malawi Department of Civil Aviation, MACRA, VillageReach, GIZ and UNICEF
A guideline for drone service providers and implementers in the development, humanitarian and research fields.
UAS Evidence Generation Toolkit
December 4, 2019
VillageReach, ISG UAS Coordinating Body
This toolkit provides donors, governments, technology partners, and implementing partners tools and resources to improve the quantity, quality, and availability of evidence around the use of UAS. The toolkit contains an implementation roadmap, logical framework, priority indicators, data collection plans, and sample data collection tools.
Integrating Drones into Immunization Supply Chains
November 7, 2019
UPDWG, TechNet-21, VillageReach and UNICEF
Launch of the UAS for Payload Delivery Evidence Generation Toolkit
September 26, 2019
VillageReach
UAS: Product Profiles and Guidance
October 1, 2019
UNICEF
This brief provides background information on UAS for use in health supply chain delivery. It highlights existing regulations and systems, as well as use cases for supply chain operations…
Bi-directional drones to strengthen healthcare provision: experiences and lessons from Madagascar, Malawi and Senegal
July 31, 2019
Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute
This article presents the experiences from Madagascar, Malawi and Senegal, who are among a group of early adopters piloting the use of bi-directional transport drones for health systems in sub-Saharan Africa.
WEF Africa Debate: Drones and Africa’s Future
September 6, 2019
World Economic Forum
Drone technologies can leapfrog infrastructure gaps and improve lives. Some African countries are global leaders, while others lag behind. A new partnership is promoting consistent regulation to unlock their potential.
UAV Delivery Decision Tool
March 21, 2019
FHI 360
A tool for program planners, government officials, and others considering using UAVs to transport medical goods or laboratory samples in low- or middle-income countries.
Technical and Logistical Challenges Encountered During Test Flights in Malawi
May 22, 2019
Malawi Department of Civil Aviation