Provide immunizations for 300 infants in Zambia

As you know, this time last year Riders expanded its work in Zambia into the country’s Southern Province. This life-saving step saw us not only equip over 70 health workers with bright-red Yamaha motorcycles, but also train them in essential on/off-road driving skills and basic vehicle maintenance. By giving health...

With your support, health workers in Zambia mobilized by Riders for Health-managed motorcycles travel over 1,000 kilometers each month to reach communities with care.  Thanks to you and supporters including the Bill & Melinda gates Foundation, we were able to recently expand our program in Zambia into the...

Samson Phiri is a Clinical Assistant based at Lweembe Rural Health Center in Nyimba district, Zambia. For the past 22 years, his role has involved visiting rural communities to conduct growth monitoring and immunizations, to screen patients who may be at risk of contracting a disease, and to help prevent mother to child...

It has been an exciting few months for Riders’ program in the Zambia which has recently seen the launch of a new vehicle fleet in the country’s Southern Province. This includes 76 motorcycles and four trekking vehicles, which will be used to provide life-saving health interventions – including immunization...

Riders began working in Zambia, where 14% of children do not make it to see their 5th birthday, in 2009. At that time we put 5 trained couriers on the road in the Chadiza district to collect patient samples and deliver results on a regular,timetabled basis. This is particularly important with reducing mother-to-child...