General News of Sunday, 26 January 2020Source: starrfm.com.ghGovernment to distribute over 300 ambulances Tuesday - Information Ministerplay videoInformation Minister, Kojo Oppong NkrumahEmergency healthcare services in Ghana are to receive a major boost from this week, following the dispatch of over 300 Ambulances, over 300 EMT Drivers and support staff and 30 Dispatchers to 275 constituencies nationwide from Tuesday. The ambulances were procured under the government Infrastructure for Poverty Eradication Programme (IPEP) currently being implemented by the Ministry of Special Development Initiatives. It is a requirement that the manufacturers through the Suppliers provide user training for the ambulances and medical equipment onboard as well as the tracking devices installed on the ambulances. 30 Dispatchers have also benefitted from training on the tracking devices and Dispatch operations systems. Mr. Nkrumah said the training of these paramedics and installation of emergency devices in these ambulances pave way for the commissioning and distribution by President Akufo-Addo on Tuesday.

Source: GhanaWeb January 26, 2020 16:30 UTC