Worldwide Motorcycle Ambulances: (8) Southern Sudan: An eRanger motorcycle ambulance in southern Sudan. In March 2009, through a partnership between UNICEF and the Government of Southern Sudan, a lifeline was extended to some pregnant women with the introduction of five motorcycle ambulances in the state of Eastern Equatoria. The UNICEF Annual Report 2009 concluded that: The benefits for women in Southern Sudan are already apparent. No deaths were reported among the more than 170 pregnant women who used the service in 2009. Community support has contributed to the success of the initiative. The telephone number to access the service has been posted on trees, broadcast on the radio and announced in churches. People offer their phones to call the ambulances. In some cases, neighbours help carry the pregnant woman to the nearest pickup spot when a motorcycle cannot reach the woman's home. The special motorcycles are also being used to assist children and adults in need of medical attention". Since the start of the UNICEF pilot study additional motorcycle ambulances have been delivered to the region using a Not on Our Watch Awards Grant to U. S. Fund for UNICEF with the aim of Reducing Maternal Mortality Rates in Southern Sudan