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UAV Costing Study

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Country

Malawi

Solution

Drones for Health

Topic

Health care technology

Status

Complete

Background

VillageReach worked with UNICEF and Matternet in Malawi to test the concept of using UAVs for moving laboratory samples, specifically samples for diagnosing HIV in infants, between health facilities and labs.

How it
Works

VillageReach conducted a costing analysis to compare moving samples by UAVs to moving samples by motorcycles.

Partners

Technical Partners

  • UNICEF
  • Matternet

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Newsroom & Blog

Looking to the Sky for Answers: Understanding the Cost of UAVs at the Last Mile
Mar 28, 2016 | Blog Post

Looking to the Sky for Answers: Understanding the Cost of UAVs at the Last Mile

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