Prioritising Humanitarian Needs UAS in Public Health Sara de la Rosa, UAS Coordinator
Interagency Supply-chain Group (ISG) sara@isg-health.org @sdelarosa84
Interagency Supply-chain Group (ISG)
https://www.usaid.gov/cii/uavs-global-health
UAS Coordination: Hosted since June 2018 by The Global Fund and UNICEF. Partnership of 7 members Website www.isg-health.org
Driving ahead Impact investments Solving transport challenges‌ And opening market opportunities
Credit: D. Sarley, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
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Credit: UNICEF India
≈ 8% inventory expires / impaired ≈ 20 % stock-outs are common
Credit: UNICEF India, Nepal, Chad Credit: UNICEF India
Interagency Supply-chain Group (ISG)
Overview of Projects UAS projects funded by ISG members around the world
Carribean
India
Senegal Ethiopia Brazil
Liberia
Ghana DRC
Peru
Zambia
Rwanda Kenya Tanzania Malawi Madagascar Mozambique
Fully implemented Ongoing PoC complete Early stage
PNG
Vanuatu
UA can bridge the barrier of immunization and critical medical services
Last Mile Logistics opportunities Credit: Redwing Aerospace Laboratories Papua New Guinea, Feb. 2019
Progress in implementation UA Technology ü BVLOS demonstrators ü e-commerce operations
Regulation / Policy ü Regional and global harmonization
Credit: UNICEF India
Infrastructure Urban and rural UTM & ANSPs distribution hubs + droneports Business sustainability Strategic Public-Private partnerships Operator services Local skills building Credit: UNICEF India, Nepal, Chad Credit: UNICEF India
PACIFIC NATIONS PASO Reform Project underway ü 200m USD investment in aviation infrastructure
Cyclones Volcanic eruptions Earthquakes Tsunamis
ü UAS harmonization for disaster response ü Compliant with ICAO SARPs
PACIFIC NATIONS Vanuatu
PACIFIC NATIONS Vanuatu
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Reduction of stockouts reliability of cold-chain > 30% reduction in time on-demand management
ü 2-way radio communication established with ATC ü transponder / automatic altitude reporting
Robust Trainable Repairable Field redundant 2-way transportation Schedule and service optimized on-demand
INDIA 84% hills & forest 40% live in desert
ß National UAS Policy and digital registration process All 36 states have a min. 20% population hard to reach – both urban and rural 1.4 billion people >65% population below the age of 35 Access is costly - medical delivery heavily reliant on helicopters
73% floods
TANZANIA Tests October 2018
Dual VTOL and fixed-wing - 5 manufacturers - 50-100km - 1-5kg - No crashes
Regulatory presence - 4 UTM providers - CAA from 6 countries - Secret Service - Military
Building a new mobility and delivery paradigm for African markets using cargo drones. Conference, Expo and Challenge - December 2019 www.lakevictoriachallenge.org info@lakevictoriachallenge.org
Reaching the unreachable. Ready to fly with us?
Interagency Supply-chain Group (ISG)
Thank you!
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