FG Launches Ambulances to Boost Ogun's Emergency Care

On Friday, the Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr Kunle Salako, inaugurated advanced trauma life support (ALS) and tricycle ambulances for selected public health facilities in Ogun State. This initiative, part of the National Emergency Medical Services and Ambulance System (NEMSAS), aims to strengthen emergency medical services and ensure timely access to life-saving care for all Nigerians.

Salako highlighted that many lives are lost due to delayed emergency care and noted that NEMSAS has already supported over 48,000 women with free emergency obstetric care. The initiative includes the distribution of 145 tricycles, 6 boats, 15 Basic Life Support (BLS), and 79 ALS ambulances across Nigeria, with Ogun State receiving 3 ALS, 1 BLS, and 9 tricycle ambulances.

The State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, represented by his deputy, Engr Noimot Salako-Oyedele, expressed gratitude for the intervention, emphasizing the critical importance of timely access to emergency healthcare.