THREE MOTORCYCLE ambulances have been donated to the people of Mbale region of Uganda, thanks to funds generated by UK charities.
The custom-made sidecar combinations have been funded by donations to PONT (Partnerships Overseas Networking Trust), including more than £4,000 from the Ashby-de-la-Zouch Rotary Club..
The vehicles were handed over by three members of the Welsh Ambulance Service at a ceremony in Uganda last week.
Julian Newton, a paramedic supervisor from Hawthorn ambulance station in Pontypridd, who has just returned from Mbale, said: “It’s absolutely certain these motorbike ambulances will save many lives and probably have already, in the first few days.
“Unlike in this country, where the lives we save are due to the use of medicines or a paramedic’s interventions, over there it’s often a simple case of getting people to a hospital or a health facility that saves lives. I feel very humble to be involved in something that will make such a big difference to people.”
