Tanzania collaborating with drone solutions provider Zipline to build national drone network that will deliver critical medical supplies to more than 1,000 health facilities nationwide

Briefing

Tanzania collaborating with drone solutions provider Zipline to build national drone network that will deliver critical medical supplies to more than 1,000 health facilities nationwide

August 27, 2017

Briefing
  • National Drone Delivery System – Tanzanian government, in partnership with Zipline, establishing national drone system that will provide on-demand delivery service of critical medical supplies to over 1,000 health facilities across country beginning 2018 Q1
  • Drone Distribution Centers – Will establish four distribution centers housing up to 30 drones capable of doing 500 on-demand deliveries daily, including one in country’s capital Dodoma, two near Mwanza and Lake Victoria, and one in Southern Highlands close to Myeba
  • Seamless Ordering Process and Delivery – Zipline operators will process orders sent by health workers through Whatsapp, and locate nearest distribution center that will handle delivery, with drone parachuting cargo to location within average of 30 minutes
  • Covered Medical Supplies – Include blood transfusion packs, emergency vaccines, HIV medications, sutures, and IV tubes

Accelerator
Drones

Market Disruption
Next-Generation Logistics

Business Model and Practices

Business Model
and Practices
Evolved Distribution Channels

Sector
Government (excluding military)

Organization
Tanzanian Government, Zipline

Source

Original Publication Date
August 24, 2017

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