Background

Currently, 30,000 children under the age of 5 die every day across the developing world from preventable or treatable diseases including measles, diarrhoea and malaria. Immunization programs still do not reach 30 million children each year and measles and tetanus kill more than 1 million children under 5 each year. Birth-related complications contribute to nearly one-third of all newborn deaths. Access to skilled attendants could reduce these deaths but more than half of women in sub-Saharan Africa give birth alone or with untrained assistance.

Often the one factor preventing the delivery of available health care is the lack of managed transportation. Most of Africa, but also rural areas in other parts of the world, have no infrastructure for preventative maintenance of cars, trucks or motorcycles to ensure that they can provide lasting and cost-efficient transportation, facilitating a life-line for needed goods and supplies.