AMMDes on the road
To overcome this challenge and reduce the high rate of preventable maternal and newborn deaths in the area, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) MOMENTUM Country and Global Leadership program collaborated with the Ministry of Industry, provincial and local officials, health centers, and the private sector to establish a rural ambulance system using a vehicle called the Rural Multipurpose Mechanical Tool (Alat Mekanis Multiguna Pedesaan or AMMDes). AMMDes is a vehicle produced by Indonesian company PT Kreasi Mandiri Wintor Indonesia in partnership with the Ministry of Industry and is designed to travel over steep roads and reach remote villages under challenging conditions.
Photo: Bernardus Lazar for USAID
USAID Momentum
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