Flying doctors

In Turkana district the journey to hospital can take very long. An expectant mother found it nightmarish when she gave birth on the way, assisted by a traditional midwife. She almost bled to death but was saved by a flying doctor service aircraft which was passing by. Touched by the incident, a local NGO started a mobile dispensary and brought services closed to the community. The government later built a dispensary for them.

Location: Kipcho , Turkana, Kenya