The organization Riders for Health (RFH) is working towards the goal of transforming Africa's healthcare delivery, and providing outreach health workers with the needed transport. The UK-based organization has more than 1,400 motorcycles, ambulances and other vehicles in seven African countries. The group trains health workers in Africa to drive around Africa and do simple maintenance checks of their vehicles while checking people for any warning signs of illness. They also give out mosquito bed nets, food supplements, and educate the local people about diseases. The majority of people they help are pregnant women and malnourished children. Barry and Andrea Coleman put this organization together after a trip to Somalia.
Teo Kermeliotis wrote this article for CNN on January 23rd. Before reading this article I had heard of organizations that help people in Africa, but none of them are quite like this one. This article was written to recognize the efforts of the organization, and hopefully gather interest in the organization from its readers. I think that the Coleman's idea is amazing, and that what they are doing to help the women and children of Africa is great.
http://www.cnn.com/2013/01/23/world/africa/riders-for-health/index.html
This is an amazing idea and so beneficial to the people of Africa.
ReplyDeleteIt's nice knowing that there actually is someone who's helping those in need over there.
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