Zipline 210d ago

Zipline announced a landmark agreement with the U.S. Department of State to expand its life-saving drone delivery service across Africa – a proven and more affordable way to improve health outcomes. At full scale, the partnership could triple the number of hospitals and health facilities Zipline serves (from 5,000 to 15,000) and provide up to 130 million people with instant access to blood and medications. Under a new pay-for-performance model — a first-of its kind from the State Department — Zipline will receive up to $150 million to expand its AI and robotics infrastructure that enables African governments to provide 24/7 delivery of essential medical supplies to hospitals and health facilities. As buyers of the service African countries will pay up to $400 million in utilization fees. Funding will be released only when governments sign expansion contracts and commit to pay for ongoing logistics services to ensure long-term sustainability. Zipline has completed 1.8 million autonomous deliveries with zero safety incidents. Independent research shows its impact: -Tens of thousands of lives have been saved through on-demand delivery -Maternal deaths cut by up to 56% in Zipline-supported health facilities -Stockouts of medicine and vaccines reduced by 60% where Zipline delivers Immunization rates increased 13-37 percentage points in areas where Zipline operates -Zipline was found to be one of the most cost-effective immunization interventions ever studied. In some places where Zipline operates in Africa, the average time between when a health facility places an order to when it is delivered is 13 days. Zipline cut that to under 30 minutes for the facilities it serves in the country. Next up: time to hyperscale Zipline and triple our impact in Africa. 🎵 Copyrighted music licensed from Lickd. https://lickd.co Cherry Blossoms by Project Trio, https://t.lickd.co/l/bKrbDjWPpWA