H13. Emergency Transport Scheme Logbook for Drivers

This logbook is to be used by drivers that are part of an emergency transport scheme to keep a log of the maternal cases that they transport to the health facility. It should be filled out every time they transport a...

H9. Implementing an Emergency Transport Scheme – guidelines on how to conduct formative research

This tool is to be used to train those conducting formative research as part of an emergency transport scheme that works with pregnant women. It includes example role play scenarios and a training calendar. The Questionnaire...

2010 – “Emergency Transport Scheme (ETS) in Gombe State, Nigeria (Part 4 – Final Monitoring and Evaluation)

This technical case study details the background, methodology and conclusions of the final stage of a three year emergency transport scheme project. This stage of the project focuses on the monitoring and evaluation,...

2010 to 2011 – “Emergency Transport Scheme (ETS) in Gombe State, Nigeria (Part 3 – Monitoring and Evaluation”

This technical case study details the background, methodology and conclusions of the third stage of a three year emergency transport scheme project. This stage of the project focused on the monitoring and evaluation of a...

2010 – “Emergency Transport Scheme (ETS) in Gombe State, Nigeria (Part 2 – Implementation)

This technical case study details the background, methodology and conclusions of  the second stage of a three year emergency transport scheme project. This stage of the project focused on the steps involved to actually...

2010 – “Emergency Transport Scheme (ETS) in Gombe State, Nigeria (Part 1 – Research and Stakeholder Sensitization)

This technical case study details the background, methodology and conclusions of the first stage of a three year emergency transport scheme project. This stage of the project focused on conducting formative research and...

2009 – “Northern Nigeria Emergency Transport Scheme”

This technical case study details the background, methodology and conclusions of a project that focused on implementing an emergency transport scheme for pregnant women in northern Nigeria

Technical Brief: USAID Community Capacity for Health Programme “Community-Led Transport Solutions Improve Access to Health Care”

In Madagascar, the mortality rates for mothers and children under five (CU5) were 335 and 51 per 100,000 in 2019, respectively. Delays in seeking access to quality care are a key contributor to maternal and under-five...

World Malaria Day: ETS rider Emmanuel Kwenda explains why transport and healthcare must move together

Today we’re celebrating World Malaria Day with MAM at Scale, the innovative community-led programme tackling malaria and COVID-19 in Zambia. Emmanuel Kwenda is Kawaka community’s newest Emergency Transport Scheme rider,...

The transport and logistics industry celebrates two decades of Transaid’s life-saving programmes

Last week, we celebrated our 20th anniversary celebrations with a special showcase event in London, attended by more than 150 industry supporters, partners and development organisations, together with our Patron HRH The...

Maternal health and transport Questionnaire

This tool is to be used for gathering information from women regarding birth, maternal emergencies, danger signs and transport. It is used for gathering information to understand the process a woman and her family go through...

Transport Awareness Questionnaire

This tool is to be used for gathering information from heads of households to determine the current socio-economic status of the household, as well as some other basic information on transport and communications during a...