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KARACHI, Aug 1: The city government has decided to establish a state-of-the-art ambulance network which will be linked with all major hospitals and the fire brigade department.
This was stated by City Nazim Mustafa Kamal while talking to newsmen on the occasion of handing over 10 newly-procured ambulances to the health department at the Civic Centre on Wednesday.
The ambulances were given to hospitals and maternity homes in Keamari, Bin Qasim, Landhi, Soldier Bazaar, Karachi Institute of Heart Diseases, Leprosy Hospital, Manghopir, KDA Employees Clinic and others.
The nazim said that the network of ambulances would be established as part of the city government’s efforts to provide immediate rescue and health facilities to trauma patients.
In the next phase, he said, 10 new ambulances having mini-operation theatre would be procured which would also serve as mini-mobile hospitals. The ambulances, he said, would be equipped with a wireless system connected with hospitals.
He said the city government had planned to introduce a new toll-free number for the ambulance service and three centres would be established with medical staff at their disposal.
Mr Kamal said medical experts were consulted before giving final approval to the project. According to them, the initial 20 to 25 minutes were very crucial for a trauma patient and his life can be saved by providing first aid immediately.
Dr Vaqar Kazmi, Dr Nasir Javed, EDO Health and other officials were also present.
Meanwhile, City Nazim Syed Mustafa Kamal along with Gulshan-i-Iqbal Town Nazim Muhammad Wasay Jalil inaugurated a newly purchased loader for the sanitation department, PPI adds.
The loader has been purchased to enhance performance of the sanitation department. It will help the shifting of debris to landfill sites. Town Naib Nazim Shoaib Akhtar, TMO Shafiqur Rehman, DTO Solid Waste Nafees Khan, DTO M&R Nisar Soomro were also present.
All major roads, vegetable, meat markets and shopping centres in Shah Faisal Town will be cleaned during night sweeping that will start from Aug 15.
This was stated by Town Nazim Muhammad Imran while inspecting cleanliness work in union councils 3 and 4. He said 100 sanitary workers would be recruited on a contract basis to enhance the performance of the solid waste department.
The town nazim also distributed more than 50 hand trolleys and 100 brooms among the sanitary staff and directed them to discharge their duties with responsibility.
TO Infrastructure Wakeel Ahmed, DTO Solid Waste Aslam Pervez, UC-3 Nazim Abdul Jalil, Naib Nazim Muhammad Ainul Haq, UC-4 Nazim Muhammad Shamim Khan and Naib Nazim Karimuddin were also present.
