An air ambulance flies above Portcullis House, next to the Houses of Parliament in central London. PHOTO: AFPPunjab Minister for Health and Emergency Services Khawaja Salman Rafique has said that the training of health staff for the planned air ambulance service is necessary. Following a briefing on the air ambulance service and Muharram response at the Rescue 1122 headquarters, he said the air ambulance facility was being provided to the people of Punjab for the first time in the country’s history. Emergency Services Secretary Dr Rizwan Naseer said preparations for the Rescue 1122 Air Ambulance Service were about to be completed. The minister said the air ambulance service shall be started soon in Punjab and directed the emergency services secretary to organise online trainings.

Source: The Express Tribune July 19, 2024 09:23 UTC