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Drones for Health in Malawi
VillageReach has partnered with stakeholders at local, regional and global levels since 2015 to explore the use of drones to improve the availability of health products compared to ground transportation.
Country
MalawiSolution
Drones for HealthTopic
Drones for HealthStatus
ActiveBackground
Since 2016, VillageReach has been supporting the Ministry of Health of Malawi and its local partners such as UNICEF to test the feasibility and cost implications of using drones to transport lab samples, blood, vaccines and medicines to address maternal health emergencies and other diseases. In May 2021, VillageReach began working with Swoop Aero to integrate drones into the national health supply chain.
How it
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Program Impact
Phase 2 Drone Program Results*

Partners

Government
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- Malawi Ministry of Health
- National & District Health Offices , and Health Facilities
- Department of Civil Aviation – leads the Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) Technical Working Group (TWG)

Technical Partners
- Swoop Aero
- Community and traditional leaders
- Community members

Donors
- Crown Family Philanthropies
- Focusing Philanthropy
- UPS Foundation, UPS Healthcare