Health for All

Health for All (HfA) was set up by Simon Milward and Willy Balawala in 2002 to bring the benefits of vehicle management systems developed in Africa to the remote region of East Flores in Indonesia.

The project manager, Willy Balawala, was Outreach Manager for Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors without Borders) working in Indonesia. Willy was trained at the Riders for Health International Academy of Vehicle Management in Zimbabwe. The project was then set up with twelve motorcycles provided for the use of Health Ministry workers. HfA motorcycles transport primary health services to a population of 55,000 in 55 villages. In one area child malnutrition dropped from 167 to 27 cases in just seven months after the motorcycles were introduced.

Health for All (HfA) continues to implement a program of Transport Resource Management (TRM) specifically providing zero breakdown motorcycles for rural health deliveries. This includes vaccines for children, maternal and child health care, Tuberculosis, Malaria and STD-HIV/AIDS treatment.

A key aspect of the Health for All work in East Nusa Tenggara is that the motorcycles are used to reinforce and extend the effectiveness of the existing health resources provided through the national healthcare system of Indonesia. Health for All serves as a model for more widespread use of motorcycles to provide safe and effective healthcare delivery in remote areas across the country.

By working with existing Indonesian healthcare arrangements Health for All has a direct and sustainable impact on a wide range of related areas such as mother and child health, nutrition and health education.