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General News of Tuesday, 11 December 2018

Source: Myjoyonline.com

2018-12-11

Debate about the drones has been done mostly on political grounds

The implementation of the newly approved drone health delivery system has suffered a major setback with the Ghana Medical Association (GMA) calling for its suspension.

Barely hours after the policy was approved by Parliament, the implementation agency insists the drone policy is at variance with the primary health care delivery system in the country.

While the Association insists it is not against the use of technology in its service delivery it insists the drone delivery services are not a priority.

“The proposed services to be provided by the drones do not conform to the primary healthcare policy in Ghana where different levels of care have different capacities to perform specific functions.

“The use of drones without the necessary improvement in the human resource capacity will not inure to the benefit of the country in its quest to ..

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General News of Monday, 10 December 2018

Source: www.ghanaweb.com

2018-12-10

Yvonne Nelson (left) and Joselyn Dumas

Investigative Journalist, Manasseh Azure Awuni has criticized the government’s decision to prioritise procurement of drones for blood delivery purposes over equally and or more pertinent health care needs in the country.

In a piece, he likens the decision to purchase a dress made with the body measurements of Ghanaian actress Yvonne Nelson, to that of TV personality and actress, Joselyn Dumas.

Yvonne Nelson and Joselyn Dumas are both Ghanaians. They are both females. They are both actors. They are both very beautiful. They both have enviable shapes but their sizes and shapes vary.

By this comparison, he sought to emphasize the fact that the drone delivery service program being implemented in Rwanda may perfectly be working for them but will be disastrous if introduced in Ghana.

According to him, Ghana’s problems and needs in the health sector are not necessarily..

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STRINGENT government regulations are hindering the use of innovative technologies such as anti-poaching drones and Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Systems (UAVS), globally identified as the single biggest answer to the poaching crisis.

BY ANDREW KUNAMBURA

A computer-controlled dronePoaching of wildlife like elephants and rhinos for their valuable horns has threatened the population of these species across the wildlife-rich African continent, prompting rangers and wildlife advocates to fight back by taking to the sky with drones capable of spotting poachers from a distance.

But while tremendous progress has been registered in countries like Kenya, Tanzania and South Africa, which are faced with the scourge of poaching, local players say they are facing chocking bureaucratic bottlenecks trying to implement the technologies, especially from the Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe (CAAZ), which is the regulator.

To import a drone or an UAVS, one needs to apply for permission from the CAAZ at ..

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We have just been sent a clip of the popular Joy FM primetime morning show, Newsfile, in which Dr. Anthony Nsiah-Asare is heard discrediting IMANI’s positions on the Zipline drone program.

The gentleman seems completely at sea with the thrust of our arguments. To cure his confusion, we have summarised our detailed analysis in this brief note. He should do well to read carefully this time around.

IMANI’s position is that the drone program should be piloted at a budget not exceeding $100,000 over a period of 6 months in one of the very few areas of Ghana where an emergency drone service can be justified on social welfare and public finance grounds. Such a location is the area around Saboba, Kpalba and Wapuli in the Northern region, where the topography, health demographics, and infrastructure situation warrants such an investment. During the rainy season, these communities are cut off from Yendi, their only vital link to the national health supply chain.

After 6 months of piloting, a ..

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The Director General of the Ghana Health Service is debunking claims of fraud and criminality in the execution of the drone health service delivery in the country.

Dr Anthony Nsiah-Asare insists the figures being bandied about by the Minority-led by the Cassiel Ato Forson are inaccurate and mischievous.

Speaking on Joy FM’s news analysis programme Newsfile, Saturday, Dr Nsiah-Asare said the contract with Zipline is above board.

He explained the service of supplying blood and other essential drugs to patients is already being undertaken across the country at a cost, albeit inefficiently.

He added the introduction of the drone system is only to improve upon efficiency in the supply of drugs using technology.

Background

The Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia at an annual health summit of the Health Ministry in Accra in April this year announced government’s preparedness to use the drone technology to distribute essential medical supplies.

The summit was under theme: ‘‘Achieving uni..

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NYPD Chief Defends New Drone Fleet Amid Concern From Civil Rights Advocates

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This February 2017 photo provided by DJI Technology Inc. shows a test of a type of drone in downtown Denver, that the New York Police Department can use to reduce risk to officers and bystanders during a response to dangerous situations. The department said Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2018, that potential uses for its 14 drones include search and rescue, hard-to-reach crime scenes, hostage situations and hazardous material incidents. (DJI Technology Inc. via AP)

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The New York City Police Department this week unveiled a fleet of 14 drones it says will help with a variety of uses, from hostage situations to search and rescue operations. But privacy advocates have concerns.
NYPD Chief of Department Terence Monahan says drones will allow police to do their job more effectively and that the technology will only be deployed in “specific instances,” like the New Year’s ..

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