locations. The drones will take off from a central distribution centre, which will fly automatically covering a delivery area of more than 20 thousand km.
“Millions of people across the world die each year because they can’t get the medicine they need when they need it,” said Keller Rinaudo, Zipline CEO. “Instant drone delivery can help solve that problem.
Zipline said that its initial funding from SII will finance operations in districts like Pune and Nadurbar, besides funding from the Government of Maharashtra and other philanthropic partners.
India’s healthcare facilities are largely concentrated in urban areas, leading to a massive shortage of primary clinics and hospitals in the rural areas. A report by consultancy firm PWC has revealed that on an average a patient in rural India travels 100 km to avail quality healthcare.
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Adding to this woe is that basic facilities like blood transfusion or vaccine delivery gets hit because of poor storage and transportation options. This is where services of drone companies like Zipline comes into play. The logistics start up started by bunch of robotic engineers from Silicon Valley and funding from private equity players like Sequoia and Goldman Sachs is promising to deliver medical supplies in 30 minutes, and serve upto 20 million people in the country.
Date: September 18, 2019
Source: Economic Times
