Centre for blood transfusion
By the end of the first 12-month period of the study, drone delivery reduced blood, platelet, and plasma expirations by 67%.
On average, drones deliver blood supplies
3h
3h
2h
2h
1h
1.5h
1.5h
33m
33m
37m
40m
44m
57m
40m
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Gitwe
Kaduha
Gikonko
Gakoma
Kibilizi
Nyanza
Kigeme
2h
52m
3h
58m
41m
2.5h
43m
46m
2h
2h
1
2
3
4
5
Butaro
Kinihira
Nemba
Kabaya
Shyira
4h
2h
29m
24m
41m
54m
31m
4h
3h
2h
1
2
3
4
5
Muhororo
Kabgayi
Ruli
Byumba
Ruhango
Hospital
3
50m
1h
Mugonero
2
31m
2h
Kirinda
1
48m
2.5h
Murunda
Estimated blood delivery
by drone versus by land 2017 - 2019
m = Minutes
h = Hours
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Medical delivery times:
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* Round trip delivery times not including order preparation and packaging time, stratified by Centre for Blood Transfusion
Zipline operates one of the world's largest automated drone delivery systems that provide remote communities with critical medical supplies that save lives.
Methodology This study was conducted in Rwanda between 2017 and 2019 comparing delivery times by drone and estimated driving times between regional centres for blood transfusion and local hospitals.
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With over 12 million Rwandans living in rural communities, and the poor condition of many roads, it can take up to four hours for critical medical supplies to reach those who need them.