By Daniel Kudayah
The Federal Government has deployed 13 emergency ambulances to Ogun State as part of efforts to strengthen pre-hospital and emergency medical care across the country.
The Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr Iziaq Adekunle Salako, flagged off the deployment in Ogun with the distribution of three Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) ambulances, one Basic Life Support (BLS) ambulance and nine tricycle ambulances to selected health facilities in the state.
The deployment is being implemented under the National Emergency Medical Services and Ambulance System (NEMSAS) as part of the Federal Government’s nationwide rollout of emergency medical assets.
Salako said the initiative is designed to establish a coordinated emergency medical system covering emergency dispatch, trained personnel, pre-hospital care, transportation and referral to appropriate health facilities.
