Motorcycle Outreach
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Motorcycle Outreach is a charitable non-profit organisation which works to introduce effective healthcare delivery in remote areas of developing countries. Motorcycle Outreach was inspired by Riders for Health
and applies the best practices from that organisation's success to countries outside the African continent.
Motorcycle Outreach (MoR) supports an established project in East Nusa Tenggara
in Indonesia
. Health for All (HfA) provides primary healthcare transport for a catchment area of over fifty thousand people living in over fifty villages.
Healthcare delivery by motorcycle has significantly improved the general health of the population in the areas served.
In contrast, the addition of reliable transport to an existing healthcare system has a disproportionate positive effect. This is reflected in the statement that as little as 10 USD positively benefits 10,000 people by enabling regular village visits.
Motorcycle Outreach highlights this gap and works to fill it both through support of an established project in Indonesia and promoting the solution as a way to improve aid delivery.
Reliable transport enabling regular village healthcare visits helps to address each of these issues.
in 2002 to fund Health for All which he had founded in Indonesia. It was officially constituted as a UK Charity and Ltd company in late 2005, with its Directors drawn from the late Simon Milward's family and close friends. The official Charity was launched in November 2005, with a series of events, the most notable being a BMW Motorrad supported motorcycle ride to The Gambia, West Africa by David French and Craig Carey-Clinch. As of 2010, MoR continued to support HfA in Flores, Indonesia.
The UK offices are based in London
.
Riders for Health
Riders for Health is an international non-profit organisation that provides health-care to rural African villages using motorcycles and motorcycle ambulances. By providing healthcare door-to-door, the organisation is hoping to help fight the spread of AIDS...
and applies the best practices from that organisation's success to countries outside the African continent.
Motorcycle Outreach (MoR) supports an established project in East Nusa Tenggara
East Nusa Tenggara
East Nusa Tenggara is a province of Indonesia, located in the eastern portion of the Lesser Sunda Islands, including West Timor. The provincial capital is Kupang, located on West Timor...
in Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
. Health for All (HfA) provides primary healthcare transport for a catchment area of over fifty thousand people living in over fifty villages.
Healthcare delivery by motorcycle has significantly improved the general health of the population in the areas served.
Significance
Effective healthcare delivery is the missing link in many health initiatives in the developing world. Trained health workers, perishable vaccines and improved facilities are of little use without reliable transport. The traditional solution of one-off contributions of vehicles delivers very little real value without informed vehicle choice, spare parts distribution and a budget for a servicing schedule.In contrast, the addition of reliable transport to an existing healthcare system has a disproportionate positive effect. This is reflected in the statement that as little as 10 USD positively benefits 10,000 people by enabling regular village visits.
Motorcycle Outreach highlights this gap and works to fill it both through support of an established project in Indonesia and promoting the solution as a way to improve aid delivery.
Need
In the 2007 Indonesian Health Survey women were asked whether they have problems seeking medical advice or treatment for themselves. The most often cited problem is getting money for treatment (25 percent). Other concerns include distance to health facility (15 percent), having to take transport (13 percent), and concern that no female worker is available (11 percent).Reliable transport enabling regular village healthcare visits helps to address each of these issues.
History
Motorcycle Outreach was set up by Simon MilwardSimon Milward
Simon Milward was the General Secretary of the Federation of European Motorcyclists Associations , based in Brussels, Belgium from 1992 to 1999. He represented motorcyclists in the institutions of the European Union concerning road safety and consumer issues.A collision with a car resulted in...
in 2002 to fund Health for All which he had founded in Indonesia. It was officially constituted as a UK Charity and Ltd company in late 2005, with its Directors drawn from the late Simon Milward's family and close friends. The official Charity was launched in November 2005, with a series of events, the most notable being a BMW Motorrad supported motorcycle ride to The Gambia, West Africa by David French and Craig Carey-Clinch. As of 2010, MoR continued to support HfA in Flores, Indonesia.
The UK offices are based in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
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