Boat ambulance, the cruise between life and death

A journey from Faza Island to King Fahd would take one up  to three hours on water or even more depending on the tides.. [iStock]

For many people who live on Lamu Island, getting sick comes with a myriad questions: which hospital will I go to? How will I get there? Will I even survive the journey? 

For expectant women or the critically ill, the line between death and survival is drawn on the choppy waters of the Indian Ocean.