Uganda's bicycle ambulances help the pregnant, sick and injured


Bicycles can provide vital access to health care in remote, rural areas that are otherwise inaccessible by vehicle. The nongovernmental organization, First African Bicycle Information Organization (FABIO) has provided free bicycles ambulances to the health centers in Kibibi, Uganda. With fewer than 10% of the Ugandan population serviced by ambulances, such bicycles offer a sustainable and scalable solution to emergency health care access.

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