As requested some more ideas about case study examples you could use in relation to PHC on paper 2 in the Development and Health question 6.
Riders for Health is the motorbike charity we have spoken about - click on the photo above to follow the link to their web site for some examples
Each programme is run by nationals of the country concerned, which builds local capacity, creates skilled employment and embeds a culture of preventive maintenance into the communities.
Riders now employs 230 people, running more than 1,274 vehicles and keeping health and community workers from a variety of organisations ‘on the road’ – from ministries of health to small community groups.
'Before [we received a vehicle under the Riders’ TRM system] we could not rely on the ambulance to get to remote areas. We would not go because we could be afraid that we could not get back. And the people would not meet us at the outreach clinic…they would not trust that we could be there.' Community nurse, the Gambia.
'We have had vehicles and motorcycles before. The difference is that now they are maintained properly by Riders for Health. Because I have a reliable motorcycle I can cover a large area and prevent the spread of disease. That’s how lives are saved.’ Philemon Simanyo, environmental health technician, Zimbabwe.
Well worth looking at for some relevant and up to date examples.
