A child dies every 30 seconds from malaria in Africa'

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A child dies every 30 seconds from malaria in
Africa. A lack of reliable transportation is the
biggest barriers to preventing malaria. Without
transport health workers are unable to reach
communities with the regular health care that
could prevent it.
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Malaria can be easily prevented with simple
interventions, but programmes to distribute
insecticide-treated bed nets, or anti-malaria
drugs will not be successful unless health
workers can reach the rural communities where
malaria is such a problem.
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Trained health workers are able to teach local
people the skills they need to prevent the spread
of malaria, as well as distribute the technology
that makes it possible such as spaying
insecticide.
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Health workers that have access to reliable
transportation can make sure communities in
outlying areas get regular health visits, without
being forced to walk long distances. Not only can
they provide medical interventions, they can help
to educate communities about the causes of
diseases, and how they can stay healthy.
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In Binga district, in north west Zimbabwe, where
all sixteen outreach health workers were
mobilised by Riders for Health, malaria deaths
fell by over 20 compared with the neighbouring
district.
Source OCC, (2005) OCC due diligence report on
Riders operations in Africa
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The key to reliable transport is regular
maintenance. By carrying out daily checks on
their bikes, which are then serviced every month
by a technician, health workers can make sure
they are never off the road. Riders for Health
has over 17 years experience in mobilising health
workers in Africa. Riders is now reaching over 10
million people, and has programmes in Zimbabwe,
the Gambia, Nigeria, Lesotho, Kenya and Tanzania.
At the heart of this is preventative maintenance