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In Uganda, a tougher bicycle offers hope for better health coverage in rural areas
- In Uganda, Lucy Abalo provides transportation for village residents using the Buffalo Bicycle, which was supplied by World Bicycle Relief and helps healthcare access.
- Abalo supports around 8,000 people and makes regular reports to a health center located 5 kilometers away, highlighting transportation challenges for health workers.
- Community Health Extension Workers using the Buffalo Bicycle reported a 108% increase in households reached each week, with travel time to health facilities reduced by nearly half, according to a study by World Bicycle Relief.
- Diana Atwine from the Ministry of Health supports distributing more bicycles to CHEWs, stating that frontline health workers save lives each year.
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In Uganda, a tougher bicycle offers hope for better health coverage in rural areas
A U.S.-based nonprofit is partnering with Uganda's health ministry to supply hundreds of grassroots health workers with steel-reinforced bikes.
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