On Thursday, the Kaduna State Government gave new ambulances to 17 medical health facilities across the state.
According to the News agency of Nigeria (NAN), the ambulances were handed to the health facilities by Adamu Mansir, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health in Kaduna.
During the occasion, Mansir said the ministry is committed to ensuring the delivery of quality healthcare services to citizens of the state.
“One of the things we are doing is to ensure that the emergency medical system and ambulance system are strengthened.
“We know that we have ambulances in the medical facilities but some of them are outdated, and going by our policy, we need to change them as and when due, as we all know the importance of ambulance.”
He said that the ambulances given should not be kept in only one facility but must be made to serve other primary health centres under such facility.
“We have 1,095 primary health facilities, 31 secondary health facilities and two dental health facilities.
“Each of these ambulances given is expected to cover the catchment areas where we have some PHCs that require the services of the ambulances and where patients also require their attention in the secondary facilities,” he said.
Mansir added that the ambulances are important in delivering quality services to the people of the state.
Dr Jonathan Gajere, the Deputy Director, of Medical Services in the ministry appreciated the state government for the provision of the ambulances.
He identified the benefitting health facilities to include: General hospitals in Giwa, Hunkunyi, Pamegua, Doka and Kauru, Saminaka, Fadan Kagoma, Kachia, Kujama, Kurunku and Sabon Tasha.
He added that one ambulance would be kept in the ministry for responses to emergencies and another one in the infectious disease centre.
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