This ambulance saved my life and the life of my child. I was in labour when my husband called, and the ambulance quickly arrived to take me to the Hawa-Dembaya maternity where I safely gave birth to a baby girl.
In Mali, according to the Demographic and Health Survey 2012-2013, the maternal mortality index is 368 deaths per 100,000 live births. In the community of Hawa-Dembaya, many pregnant women risk their lives and the life of their babies due to the lack of ambulances or affordable ambulance services. The delay in arrival at health facilities, and the delay in the provision of adequate care has been identified as major factors of maternal mortality.
Albatros Energy Mali is commited to achieve a zero preventable child-mother death rate in the Hawa-Dembaya community.
Albatros goals to prevent child-mother death
- Make sure that all pregnant women in need get free ambulance service to deliver their babies at the nearest medical center.
- Commit to a 24-hour standby response for medical emergencies.
- Raise enough funds to purchase the ambulance and provide reliable maintenance.
- Have qualified ambulance drivers.
How Albatros is helping
- Albatros CSR teams organized a sponsored river race event allowing the team to collect enough money to buy an ambulance.
- Provided professional ambulance drivers training for 10 volunteers amongst the staff of Albatros Energy Mali and its power plant operator, BWSC.
- Established a reliable maintenance program for the ambulance.
“The arrival of the ambulance was a big relief for the community. This is reassuring and makes everyone in the community very happy..
ACHIEVEMENT
- Hawa-Dembaya now has its own fully equipped ambulance.
- The habitants no longer have to worry about emergency medical transportation to a hospital or maternity wards.
- Quick response time in emergencies and the transport to the closest maternity/dispensary/ hospital
| Sponsors | AIIM |Redox Power Solution | BWSC | Linklaters | Hogan Lovells |
| Type of Ambulance | Toyota Landcruiser 4×4 |
| Number of Trained Ambulance Drivers | 10 |
| Date of Ambulance Delivery | July 17th, 2019 |
| Number of Medical Evacuations During the First 11 Months | 70 |
| Total Pregnant Women Transported | 28 |
| Total Injured Patients Transported | 10 |
| Total Other Patients Transported | 32 |
