Zipline will expand its drone delivery network across Africa , improving access to medicine for up to 130 million people.

The U.S. State Department announced a new agreement to help provide medical supplies to several African countries via commercial drone delivery. It comes months after the Trump administration cut much ...

At full scale, the partnership could triple the number of hospitals and health facilities Zipline serves, from 5,000 to 15,000.

Zipline (ZIPL.PVT) was awarded a $150 million contract with the US Department of State to expand its drone deliveries of essentials and medical supplies in Africa. Zipline's autonomous delivery drones ...

According to the United States Mission to the African Union, the US alone has invested more than $100 billion in African health over the last 20 years. Despite the billions that international donors ...

U.S. offers up to $150 million under a performance-based funding mechanism Expansion aims to reach 15,000 health facilities and 100 million people African governments must fund up to 80 % of costs, ...

Zipline’s autonomous logistics system has helped doctors save tens of thousands of lives New pay-for-performance approach expands access to blood and medicines for up to 15,000 health facilities, ...

For a startup leading the world in drone deliveries—by millions of miles according to some estimates—South San Francisco-based Zipline goes out of its way to avoid using those D-words at the heart of ...