Transaid Technical Information Sheets

Nigerian ambulance drivers peering into bonnet of an ambulance

Below you can find a list of Technical Case Studies, developed after Transaid’s experience working in transport and development. Please click on the titles to read the Case Studies (pdf format). If you would like further information on any of the projects listed please contact us.

 

Transport Management Systems


•    2009 - “Development of the Fleet Management Self Teaching Guide”

•  2007 - "Feasibility Study for the Development of a Provincial and District-based Transport and Communication System for Health, Tete, Mozambique"

•  2006- "The Development of a District-Based Health Transport Management System"

•  2003 - "Preliminary Transport Management Assessment and Training in Sri Lanka"
•    2002 - “Inclusion of Transport Management in Pre-Service Training in Malawi”
•    2000 to 2004 - “Development of the Transport Management Qualification in South Africa”

• 1999 - "Transport Management Study Operations in the Great Lakes Region"
•    1995 to 2002 - "South Africa Department of Health Transport Management Project"

•  1995- "Ghanaian Ministry of Health Transport Improvement Initiative"

 

Transport and Health


•    2010 to 2013 - “Assessing Access to Health Services for Rural Communities in Zambia”
•    2010 to 2011 - "Emergency Transport Scheme (ETS) in Gombe State, Nigeria (Part 3 - Monitoring and Evaluation)"
•    2010 - "Emergency Transport Scheme (ETS) in Gombe State, Nigeria (Part 2 - Implementation)"
•    2010 - "Emergency Transport Scheme (ETS) in Gombe State, Nigeria (Part 1 - Research and Stakeholder Sensitization)"
•    2010 - "Afghanistan Maternal Health Transport Project" (also available in Portuguese here)
•    2010 - "Referral Strengthening (Stakeholder Engagement Regarding Referral System Improvements)"
•    2009 - "Northern Nigeria Emergency Transport Scheme"
•    2008 to 2009 - "Zambia Bicycle Ambulance Project"

• 2004 - "The Mchinji/Mwami Bicycle Ambulance Project"

• 2003 - "Extending Emergency Transport Services for Safe Motherhood in Jigawa State, Nigeria"

• 2002 - "The Introduction and Trial of a New Design for Bicycle Ambulances/Trailers in Salima District, Malawi"

• 2001 - "The Introduction of Motorbikes into the Ministry of Health Zambezia Province, Mozambique"

 

Logistics and Cold Chain


•    2010 - “Malaria Commodity Distribution Assessment in Nigeria” (also available in Portuguese here)
•    2010 - “Outsourcing Study for Drug Distribution in Nigeria”
•    2009 to 2010 - “Establishing a Rural Motorcycle Routine Immunization System in Jigawa State, Northern Nigeria”

• 1997 - "Logistics Review of the School Feeding Programme in Lesotho"

• 1997 - "A Review of the Transport System of the Ministry of Health and Social Services, Namibia"

• 1995 - "Transport Study for the Government of Swziland Ministry of Health"
• 1992 - "Review of Transport in the Ministry of Health Zanzibar"

 

Professional Driver Training / Road Safety

 

•    2009 to 2011 - "Improving Bus and Coach Driver Training Standards in Zambia" 
•    2009 to 2010 - “Ambulance Driver Training in Northern Nigeria”
•    2008 to 2011 - “Raising Professional Driver Training Standards: Professional Driver Training Project in Zambia” (also available in Portuguese here)
•    2006 - “Truck and Child Safety: Road Safety Awareness Project in Ghana and South Africa”

•  2004 - "Road Safety Research Report for Ghana and South Africa"

 

Livelihoods

 

• 2011 - "Uganda Co-operative Transport Workshop Toolkit"

•    2010 - “Reducing the Cost of Getting Produce to Market in Zambia - Part 2”
•    2009 - “Reducing the Cost of Getting Produce to Market in Zambia - Part 1”
•    2008 - “Support to the Mongu District Farmers Association, Zambia” (also available in Portuguese here)

•  2004 - "Transport and Trade for Market Women in Accra"

• 1992 - "Drought Relief Programme for the Department of Welfare in Zimbabwe"