The women carrying the burden of Kenya’s rural healthcare on their backs

Community Health Workers are the backbone of rural healthcare in Kenya. © World Bicycle Relief

East Kenya – In the dim light of early morning in eastern Kenya, Lucia ties a shawl around her head, hauls a red backpack on to her shoulders and sets out on foot. The bag contains only a few essential medicines, but for the families in this remote village, it may as well contain miracles.

For more than 10 years, Lucia has been the closest thing to a doctor many here have seen.