Photo Credit|Courtesy of Rotary Wau

The Rotary Club of Wau, in partnership with the MAMA Project and other partners, has donated four customized motor tricycle ambulances to Transformation of the World in Christ (TWIC) to improve emergency healthcare access for remote and displaced communities in Twic County, Warrap State.

The tuk-tuk ambulances are expected to provide affordable emergency transport for pregnant women, children, elderly people and patients in critical conditions who face challenges reaching health facilities due to long distances and poor road conditions.

Speaking in a phone interview, Rotary International Twic President Rokerian Gabriel Duk said the project was introduced after communities struggled to access hospitals, particularly those living in remote areas.

He said the ambulances were developed by PULSE Limited in Uganda, which transformed ordinary three-wheeled vehicles into patient carriers fitted with beds, mattresses, basic first aid kits and reinforced structures suitable for difficult terrain.

Duk said the initiative is a temporary solution as partners continue seeking support for conventional ambulances.

He added that the project will initially run for one year, with local authorities and partners working together to support fuel costs, maintenance and sustainability.

The ambulances will transport patients from remote villages and internally displaced persons’ camps to Mother Teresa Hospital in Turalei, the headquarters of Twic County.

Duk encouraged community members to take care of the ambulances, saying the service is meant to save lives without discrimination.

“In case of any emergency, the ambulance will be available for them. So, it is their project, the people’s project. It’s the people’s lives that we want to save them out. It’s a season of malaria, and malaria can also be very severe in those areas. And this project, even with the two weeks now it is ready, they are working, and it is already saving people within around the pitch area,” Duk said.

He added that the initiative is part of wider efforts by Rotary and its partners to improve healthcare access and support vulnerable communities across South Sudan.