Drones Delivering Blood and African Youth Empowerment - with Israel Bimpe

Join Meg as she sits down with Isreal Bimpe to discuss his work with Zipline - a high-tech, on-demand national drone delivery service that provides medical supplies to rural health facilities.  From blood and bull semen flying through the sky, to the role of governments in development, and the criticality of African youth empowerment, this episode is sure to kickstart conversations around innovation and how to "debunk" commonly-accepted development practices.

Israel is Director of Africa Sales and Customer Success at Zipline. Israel previously led Zipline’s global partnerships with multilateral organizations and UN agencies, and prior to that  he led global engagement on integrating public and private medical product supply chains, and also led Zipline’s engagement with the government of Rwanda, including integration in the healthcare system, and regulatory compliance and reform to integrate the national airspace.