Fig 1.
Pictures of some of the drones used by Zipline (pictures taken by Bonsu F.O).
Fig 2.
a: WhatsApp chat message with information on samples being sent to the testing Centre; b: Package with sample at the drop zone yet to be picked up by testing team c: Sample packages transported to the laboratory for analysis d: Sample receiving team member transporting sample to the laboratory.
Table 1.
District names and codes for samples sent via Zipline.
Fig 3.
Distribution of samples received via zipline per district (ASM-Asante Mampong; EJS-Ejura Sekyere Odumase; SES-Sekyere South; SEC-Sekyere Central; SAP- Sekyere Afram Plains; SEK-Sekyere Kumawu; ATA-Atebubu Amantin; TEC-Techiman; NKS-Nkoranza South; PRE- Pru East).
Table 2.
Positivity rate of samples received.
Table 3.
Distances covered by districts to the Zipline Mpanya office and to KCCR.
Table 4.
Comparison of time taken for sample delivery by road and by drone.