Egypt’s Health Ministry said Saturday it has prepared a comprehensive medical strategy to provide health care for celebrators across the country during Sham el-Nessim, a spring holiday, on Monday. A statement from the ministry said that the plan includes deploying 2134 equipped ambulances to public gathering spots, parks, roads and major axes in all governorates. In addition to 10 river ambulances, two helicopters and a crisis cell will follow the incidents the day. The spokesperson for the Health Ministry, Khaled Megahed, pointed out that the plan included coordination with centers for toxins in the governorates, raising the degree of readiness and providing medicines and supplies. Megahed said coordination is in place between teaching hospitals and the Emergency Services Center to receive and transfer emergency cases.

Source: Egypt Independent April 08, 2018 09:56 UTC