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Zipline services boost healthcare delivery in Volta Region

Zipline services boost healthcare delivery in Volta Region

The Anum distribution center of Zipline currently delivers medicines, vaccines and blood products to over 350 health facilities in both the Volta and the Eastern Regions.

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Some health professionals, during a recent media tour to access the operations of Zipline, say there has been a significant improvement in the overall health delivery and disease control in the district as a result of the “fast, reliable and dependable” deliveries of Zipline.

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A Senior Enrolled nurse at the Kpoviadzi Health Center, Aisha Naa Kwamaah, explained that the decision of the government to partner Zipline is a worthwhile one as this has come to reduce many of the challenges they had witnessed in the past.

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Aisha added that “Aside the improvements in health outcomes, their services have helped in reducing the time spent to access healthcare

The Disease Control Officer at the Central Tongu District Health Directorate, Vera Nyamata said her work in the region has seen great improvements as a result of the partnership.

Within riverine communities where snake bites are more prevalent, the Zipline invention has seen us stock the health facilities there with enough anti-snake venom serums which are administered anytime we receive patients who have suffered snake bites,” she said.

A Principal Health Nurse at the Kpoviadzi Health Center, Mercy Dugbenu, added that the choice of partnering Zipline is a bold one that is delivering real results, particularly for those in remote areas.

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