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UBC signs agreement with drone delivery company to send medical supplies to remote First Nation


 
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The University of British Columbia has inked a deal with Drone Delivery Canada to deploy drones to the Stellat’en First Nation and the Village of Fraser Lake in Northern B.C.
The project is part of UBC’s “Remote Communities Drone Transportation Initiative.”
The drones will be transporting medical supplies, such as personal protective equipment, COVID-19 tests and pharmaceuticals.
This is a project to start our learnings on how this piece of technology can augment care in communities that are really disadvantaged in the health-care system,” said Dr. John Pawlovich, UBC chair of rural health.
The Ontario-based DDC has been involved in various other projects involving First Nations before, but this will be the company’s first involving a B.C. First Nation. ....

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UBC’s Faculty of Medicine is working closely with the Stellat’en First Nation to pilot the Remote Communities Drone Transportation Initiative.
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January 29, 2021 - 7:00 PM
Drones will take to the sky delivering medical supplies to the Stellat’en First Nation after a team from UBC’s Faculty of Medicine has partnered on a pilot project with the remote Indigenous community more than 100 kilometres west of Prince George.
Chief Robert Michell believes drone technology could reduce the risk of exposure to COVID-19 while enhancing access to essential supplies.
“Based on the isolated location of our community and the needs of our residents, drone transport may enhance our access to COVID-19 testing and medication without traveling and endangering other members of our community,” Michell said in a news release. ....

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