Where We Work | Program
Drones for Health in Mozambique
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
MozambiqueSolution
Drones for HealthTopic
Drones for HealthStatus
ActiveBackground
In 2018, VillageReach began working with the Government of Mozambique to explore how drones could strengthen laboratory sample transportation systems in hard-to-reach areas. The Mozambique National Institute of Health and VillageReach are partnering with the Inhambane Provincial Department of Health to accelerate COVID-19 laboratory testing in Mozambique. Six hard-to-reach district hospitals and health facilities receive daily collection of laboratory samples via two drone hubs in Inhambane Province.
How it
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Implementation
PRESENTATION
Resources
Drones for Health: Boosting Access to Lifesaving Products
Insights Before Flights: How Community Perceptions Can Make or Break Medical Drone Deliveries
How to select a drone service provider
UAVs for Laboratory Sample Transport in Mozambique: Pilot Story
Program Impact
The first phase of the Drones for Health program in Mozambique was completed in 2020. Results included:
- 23 drone flights
- transported 300 lab samples (160 TB samples and 140 COVID-19 samples)
- flew over 950 km by air
- laboratory sample quality was uncompromised
Links
Partners
Government
- Mozambique Instituto Nacional de Saúde
- Inhambane Provincial Department of Health
- Mozambique Ministry of Health
- Mozambique Civil Aviation Authority
- Amovant
Technical Partners
- Swoop Aero
Donors
- Focusing Philanthropy
- UK Aid
- Frontier Technology Livestreaming
