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British High Commissioner tours Riders for Health facility
Riders for Health The Gambia welcomed British High Commissioner Harriet King and her husband Will King to visit our facility in Kanifing, The Gambia to show them exactly how we ensure healthcare delivery in The Gambia.
Riders for Health The Gambia joins Commonwealth Celebrations
Riders for Health were delighted to be invited to speak at the Commonwealth Day Celebration Gala Dinner where the theme of the event was "Common Health is Common Wealth".
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Improving the quality and integrity of health data in Riders Lesotho
Riders Lesotho’s digital transformation continues by improving the quality and integrity of health data through quality assurance, anomaly detection, and remediation efforts
Riders for Health a factor in decline in AIDS infections in Sub-Saharan Africa
British Medical journal quoting UNAIDS data, cites Riders for Health as factor in decline of AIDS infections.
Ebrima: A Day in the Life of a Motorcycle Health Worker
Ebrima Ceesay is employed by the Ministry for Health The Gambia to monitor the health of children in remote communities in The Gambia. Find out about what he does and how is motorcycle is essential to his job in this short film.
The Gambia President meets with Riders co-founder and leadership team
This week in The Gambia a team from Riders for Health were pleased to attend a meeting with H.E President Adama Barrow.
Knowledge sharing mission as team visit Riders Malawi
In spring this year Riders for Health Malawi team (known locally as R4H) were pleased to showcase their programme and share learnings with a visiting team from Riders International and the Riders Nigeria for Health team.
Riders Malawi, Cyclone Freddy update
Cyclone Freddy, which started in February, is likely to be the longest-ever running cyclone in recorded history according to The World Meteorological Organization.
Cyclone ravaging Malawi highlights vulnerability of Health Services across Africa
As we address the immediate needs of homeless staff and their families, and struggle with additional challenges to our services, we also face concerns of what the disaster means.
Using GeoTab vehicle trackers to deliver critical healthcare support
Tracking devices and telematics insights are helping Riders for Health deliver critical healthcare support to remote African communities
Pan African Team Come Together for 2022 Management Council
Leaders from across all four Riders for Health teams met in Birmingham, UK in November to plan for the future of the organisation.
Yamaha visits Riders for Health The Gambia
As part of a three year partnership, a team from Yamaha Motor Europe including their top rally riders visited the Riders for Health, The Gambia. The aim; to get a real understanding of what Riders for Health does, and how the money raised will be used.
The vehicle that saves the lives of mothers and babies in the most rural parts of The Gambia
The Uhuru X, a vehicle designed and built by Riders for Health makes sure communities in even the most rural parts of The Gambia can access vital maternal services urgently.
Harley-Davidson owners donate bikes and support
HOG members support their fellow motorcycle riders in The Gambia with their '21 Great Relay.
New cold-chain warehouse for vaccine storage in Nigeria
Riders for Health Nigeria expands its role in supporting vaccine logistics in response to Covid-19
African health care workers transform rural communities
CNN's African Voices speaks to Mahali Hlasa programme director of Riders for Health Lesotho about how she has helped expand health care delivery services throughout Lesotho.
Redesigning Sample Transportation in Malawi
Report published in Social Science Research Network written in collaboration with Riders for Health Malawi.
Riders Malawi programme update 2021
Riders Malwai operates a very successful a sample transport programme across 29 districts of the country. This report details the challenges and successes the programme experienced in 2021.
Riders for Health – The story so far
META's article on the history of Riders for Health and our charity partner Two Wheels for Life
How Riders is optimising access to healthcare services
How Riders is optimising access to healthcare services in Lesotho with DataKind and the Operations Research Society of South Africa (ORSSA)