General News of Tuesday, 7 January 2020Source: citinewsroom.comGovt to introduce new emergency call number for ambulance service96 of these ambulances have already been cleared and are undergoing processesThe Special Development Initiatives Ministry headed by Mavis Hawa Koomson, under which the procurement of ambulances for each constituency as promised by President Nana Akufo-Addo falls, says a new emergency number for the ambulance service will be introduced soon. We’re now also getting an additional number that is very reliable, that is the emergency number for the service. BackgroundPresident Nana Akufo-Addo announced the arrival of the first batch ambulances for all 275 constituencies in the country in September 2019. They, therefore, issued a 3-day ultimatum to Akufo-Addo to distribute the parked ambulances. The National Ambulance Service also justified this call, stating that the postponement was to make sure there was no gap between the commissioning and deployment of the said ambulances.

Source: GhanaWeb January 07, 2020 07:18 UTC