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Motorcycle ambulances to cut pregnancy related deaths

Motor bike ambulances have been introduced in Tana River County that ferry expectant women to the hospital thereby saving lives.

TANA RIVER COUNTY: A village may have figured out a way to cut down the number of deaths caused by pregnancy related complications. They have introduced motor bike ambulances to ferry expectant women to hospital.

"Giving birth is a pleasant experience in most Kenyan families. But this has not been the case in some remote villages," said St John Ambulance Chairman Major Marsden Madoka.

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