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To buy an ambulance for Africa. In its short five-year history, Village Africa has reduced the death rate in remote villages in Tanzania and has used its sole vehicle to transport seriously ill patients to hospital day or night. It is a two-day walk to hospital.
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Situation
Villagers are unable to get to hospital, so there are many premature deaths: it is a two-day walk to hospital. Common emergencies include malaria, pneumonia and complications in childbirth. Many patients needing urgent hospitalisation are babies and children.
Solution
The ambulance service would enable villagers to get to hospital, so saving many lives. It is a three-hour drive on rough terrain. The service would be offered free of charge as villagers would be unable to pay.