Mobile phones top the list of tech speeding up aid operations in 2019: Survey

Mobile technology had the biggest benefit of all technology on aid operations in 2019, according to an exclusive poll by the Thomson Reuters Foundation, with drones and satellites also helping to speed up help to people in need.
From drones delivering children’s vaccines in Vanuatu to satellite early warning systems in Africa’s drought-ravaged Sahel, technology is revolutionising aid operations.
Humanitarian groups said new tech had helped them respond to disasters quicker in 2019, assess needs more accurately, reach far-flung communities and mitigate potential risks.
The U.N. children’s agency UNICEF said drones held great promise for delivering medical supplies to rural areas and responding to disasters like earthquakes and floods, with their potential being explored from Namibia to Kazakhstan.