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Briefing
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- Drone Delivery – Pacific island country Vanuatu and UNICEF will conduct experimental deliveries of vaccines to remote communities in country
- Participating Companies – Awarded contracts to two drone companies, Australia’s Swoop Aero and Germany’s Wingcopter, to conduct deliveries of vaccines
- Underdeveloped Infrastructure – Only one-third of country have airfields and established roads, making it difficult to reach and support communities, with nurses traveling several hours to deliver vaccines
- Schedule – Phase one trials will begin December 3-7, 2018, with second phase to commence on January 2019
- Next Steps – If trials are successful, drones could be used to deliver blood supplies and collect pathology samples for lab testing
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Market Disruption
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Business Model and Practices
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Sector
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Healthcare/Health Sciences, Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs)
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Organization
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Swoop Aero, UNICEF, Wingcopter
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Source
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"Vanuatu awards international drone companies with commercial contracts for vaccine delivery,"
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Lavars, N., "Vanuatu to trial drone delivery of vaccines to remote islands",
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Moon, M., "Island nation Vanuatu will use drones to transport vaccines",
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Roy, E., "Drones to deliver vaccines in Vanuatu in world-first trial",
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AcceleratingBiz analysis
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Original Publication Date
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October 25, 2018
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