KARACHI: The Sindh Rescue and Medical Services (SRMS), a project of the government of Sindh, in collaboration with the Aman Health Care Services, was formally launched at the Sindh Secretariat on Tuesday.

Sindh Health and Population Minister Dr Azra Pechuho inaugurated the ambulances with new emblem at a ribbon cutting ceremony.

This marks the official launch of Karachi’s first-ever government backed, free of cost, life-saving ambulance service. The Sindh government gave its formal support to Aman Ambulances, which had been operating in Karachi through a fleet of 60 life-saving ambulances, in October 2018.

During this period, 74,776 life-saving interventions have been made and 11 babies delivered inside the ambulances, which now bear the emblem of Sindh and are branded as the Sindh Rescue and Medical Services.

The provincial government intends to expand the size of this fleet to 200 to cater to the needs of this metropolitan city. A project by the name of Sindh Peoples Ambulance Service is already under way in the districts of Thatta and Sujawal with 25 life-saving ambulances since 2017.

The health minister reiterated the Sindh government’s commitment of providing exemplary health services to the people.

Published in Dawn, June 26th, 2019