In remote areas of Africa, malaria is often not diagnosed quickly enough and in some cases can kill a young patient in less than 24 hours. Rapid response to the disease is the key to saving lives. The drug artesunate, which slows the rate the disease affects a patient, is now offered as a suppository that can be administered by a health care worker. Through the use of bike ambulances, patients can then be transported to hospitals faster for further treatment.
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Gerardo received our 100,000th bike donated in 2014. Find out how it has changed his life below.
#Wheel News
18 April 2019
Health care in rural Africa is compromised by distance and accessibility. Communicating information and delivering basic health related supplies, some as simple as soap, are huge first steps in battling disease and even death in ...
16 April 2019
Robin Erinesy is helping to save lives in his community as part of the Emergency Transport Scheme (ETS) in Madagascar. He operates this bicycle ambulance to help deliver patients to medical professionals.Because the roads are poor...
01 April 2019
This is Nate. A few months ago we received an email from Nate's mom Sarah. This is not out of the ordinary; we are contacted by many moms looking for volunteer hours for sons and daughters. In this case however, the email came fro...
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