Medical delivery firm Zipline has been working in Ghana and Rwanda to transport Covid-19 and other vaccines. Its head of global regulatory affairs Dan Czerwonka speaks about the advantages and challenges of deploying unmanned aircraft systems in other countries
Zipline has delivered over 2.5 million vaccine doses worldwide via drones, including tens of thousands of Covid-19 vaccines to people in remote areas of Ghana; Image: Zipline
Distribution and storage of Covid-19 vaccines is complicated, and the infrastructure required is often not available in remote and hard-to-reach areas, particularly in developing countries.