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The Motorcycle Doctors

  • Video by: Lindsay Utz , Brian Kinkley, Lou Thomas, Daniel Milder, Morgan Currie
  • Posted: September 17, 2007 at 9:51 pm

What good are vaccines if they never reach the people who need them? For millions of Africans living in rural villages far from medical facilities, isolation can lead to disease and death. In this original GOOD video we look at Riders for Health, a U.K.-based organization that uses high-speed off-road motorcycles to bring medical help to remote villages in Nigeria, Zimbabwe and The Gambia.

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DISCUSSION: 2 Comments
    • Posted by: neomartian
    • on January 13, 2009 at 3:10 pm

    Simple yet innovative way of reaching people. Thanks for posting this video and creating awareness. I support the cause.

    • Posted by: Anonymous
    • on April 20, 2009 at 7:09 pm

    brilliant!

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