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Nigerian govt begins emergency ambulance services
By Adeleye Kunle
The Federal Government will begin the pilot phase of the emergency ambulance services in Nigeria on Friday in Abuja.
Dr Felix Ogedegbe, Chairman, National Emergency Medical Treatment Committee (NEMTC), made the announcement on Wednesday.
He recalled that the National Emergency Medical Service and Ambulance System (NEMSAS) committee was inaugurated four years ago.
The service will provide access to first aid and healthcare in life-threatening situations.
Nigerians in need of emergency medical care are to call a three digit number 122 to make a report.
”The services will come to the aid of citizens whenever they need urgent emergency care,” Track News quoted Ogedegbe saying.
The official noted that the goal is to have NEMSAS become one of the established health entities that provide care in the country.
Trials have been carried out in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The calls go to the communication centre then the medical dispatch system which contacts an ambulance