Satya Kumar Flags Off 102 Thalli Bidda Express Cehicles at Narasaraopeta
The102 ambulance services, he said, are aimed at extending transportation service to women from the time of their pregnancy to delivery, as also during health emergencies
Vijayawada: Health Minister Satya Kumar Yadav has flagged off 102 ambulance services involving ‘Thalli Bidda Express’ vehicles that have modern facilities for transport of pregnant women to government hospitals for delivery and bring both the mother and infant back to home after delivery.
The event was held at the area hospital of Narasaraopeta in Palnadu district. The minister said that as part of the government’s commitment to empower women, a plan is on to recruit women as drivers for the 102 ambulance services.
The102 ambulance services, he said, are aimed at extending transportation service to women from the time of their pregnancy to delivery, as also during health emergencies.
Yadav said the 104 Ambulance will provide services like medical tests and treatment at the village level, and asserted that the people need not take rounds of hospitals for healthcare services and such services. These, instead, would come to the doorsteps of the people.
The minister said a total of 500 new 102 ambulances are to be pressed into service in the state. Of them, 300 units would roll out in the first phase and 200 in another two months. Each vehicle would have amenities like an air-conditioner, six airbags, foot-rest, GPS tracking and SOS button.
He said the government has filled nearly 12,000 posts in medical, nursing and para-medical fields so far and the hospitals are witnessing increased patient arrivals in both the outpatient and inpatient wings.
