MDF Instruments Crafting Wellness - July 10, 2026
One Question That Changed the Road to Healthcare
Guatemala & Honduras
Written by Stephanie Clemente
Image: Boda Girls, About Boda Girls https://www.bodagirls.org/about-boda-girls
Sometimes meaningful change begins with a simple question. In 2019, while visiting Kenya, Diane Dodge, Executive Director of the Tiba Foundation, met with the principal of a local girls' high school following a volunteer presentation. As they spoke, a student climbed onto the back of a motorcycle taxi driven by a man. The principal shared a concern that many girls relied on motorcycle taxis despite reports of harassment by some drivers.
Diane asked a question they had not considered before: "Why aren't women driving the motorcycles?"
At MDF Instruments, we have spent over fifty years handcrafting the tools that allow clinicians to listen, diagnose, and heal. When we learned about the work Worldwide Vets is doing, reaching deep into poverty-stricken communities, rescuing wildlife, training local veterinarians, and responding to disasters; we knew this was exactly the kind of mission our Crafting Wellness program exists to support. We are proud to donate MDF stethoscopes to Worldwide Vets and to share their story with our community.
Crafting Wellness with Tiba Foundation and Boda Girls
Boda Girls is a program co-created by Matibabu Foundation and Tiba Foundation that empowers women in rural Kenya as motorcycle taxi drivers and health advocates, helping more women safely access essential healthcare while creating economic opportunity.
What sets Worldwide Vets apart is their hands-on commitment. Their dedicated team of veterinarians, nurses, technicians, and conservation specialists, work across Africa, Asia, Europe, South America, and North America. On any given day, the team may be translocating endangered rhinos in Zimbabwe, running sterilization campaigns for street dogs in Egypt, providing emergency veterinary medicine in war-torn Ukraine, or rescuing wildlife in Thailand.
More Than a Ride
For many women living in rural Kenya, accessing healthcare isn't simply a matter of scheduling an appointment. Distance, transportation and safety can all become barriers to receiving preventive care, maternal health services and cancer screenings. According to Boda Girls, nearly three-quarters of Kenyans live in rural communities, where reaching a hospital or clinic can be difficult.¹
Created through a partnership between Matibabu Foundation and Tiba Foundation, Boda Girls trains women to become motorcycle taxi drivers, entrepreneurs and community health advocates.
Every ride represents more than transportation. It is an opportunity for a woman to access care she might otherwise postpone, and for another woman to build a future through meaningful work.
Building Healthier Communities Together
The journey doesn't end when patients arrive.
Many of the women transported through the Boda Girls program receive care at Matibabu Hospital, a growing community hospital serving families throughout western Kenya. Together with Tiba Foundation, the hospital is helping expand access to quality healthcare while investing in long-term community wellness.
The impact of this partnership is already being felt. Matibabu Hospital has reported a significant increase in hospital births and greater participation in preventive health services since launching the Boda Girls program, demonstrating how something as simple as reliable transportation can improve access to care.²
To help support the healthcare professionals serving these communities, MDF Instruments partnered with Tiba Foundation by donating stethoscopes and sphygmomanometers, for use at Matibabu Hospital and through the Boda Girls program.
Reliable diagnostic instruments help clinicians provide accurate assessments, confident diagnoses and compassionate care for every patient who walks through their doors.
A Shared Symbol of Care
A recognizable part of the Boda Girls program is its signature pink. From motorcycles and uniforms to community events, the color represents confidence, visibility and the women leading change in their communities.
With that in mind, we selected MDF® Acoustica Pinkore and Pinkalloy stethoscopes as part of this partnership, a small but meaningful reflection of the program's identity and the women working every day to improve the health of their communities.
While the color creates an immediate connection, it's the purpose behind these instruments that matters most. Every stethoscope supports healthcare professionals caring for mothers, families and communities, while every partnership helps remove another barrier to quality healthcare.
Building Healthier Communities Together The journey doesn't end when patients arrive. Many of the women transported through the Boda Girls program receive care at Matibabu Hospital, a growing community hospital serving families throughout western Kenya. Together with Tiba Foundation, the hospital is helping expand access to quality healthcare while investing in long-term community wellness. The impact of this partnership is already being felt. Matibabu Hospital has reported a significant increase in hospital births and greater participation in preventive health services since launching the Boda Girls program, demonstrating how something as simple as reliable transportation can improve access to care.² To help support the healthcare professionals serving these communities, MDF Instruments partnered with Tiba Foundation by donating stethoscopes and sphygmomanometers, for use at Matibabu Hospital and through the Boda Girls program. Reliable diagnostic instruments help clinicians provide accurate assessments, confident diagnoses and compassionate care for every patient who walks through their doors.
