Riders for Health

Riders for Health a nonprofit organization, is working to ensure that health workers in Africa have access to reliable transportation in order to reach isolated and vulnerable people with regular and predictable health care.

They have donated 9 motorcycles to FACES. Their generous donation includes a 10-day training for FACES staff members/riders. The curriculum involves Kenyan Highway Code, a basic course in motorcycle maintenance, field work practice, and highway and rough terrain riding. They also maintain, service, and fuel the motorcycles for two years. Full riding gear was donated as well.

Riders for Health is enabling FACES to reach sites and patients in remote locations; places that we were only able to reach infrequently or not at all. FACES is now able to conduct more home visits to follow up with patients, trace patients who haven’t returned to the clinic, and transport lab samples more quickly. Clinical mentors are visiting far-flung sites more often to provide support and mentorship to healthcare workers in the field. The M&E and data teams can collect data and carry out data audits more efficiently.

Riders for Health has linked up with a local organization called Vumilia to bring this timely assistance to people who work with patients all over Kenya.

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To learn more about Riders for Health, visit their website at , http://www.riders.org