RAWALPINDI, Aug 15: Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi will formally inaugurate the central station of the Rescue 1122 emergency service located on Rawal Road on August 25, a statement said on Wednesday.
Five other emergency rescue stations were also being established at strategic sites i.e. Pirwadhai Mor, Civil Lines, Bahria Town , G.T. Road , Kalma Chowk and 17 Meel.
Meanwhile, Rescue 1122 started its test run to check telecommunication and operational arrangements on Tuesday.
Inaugurating the test launch, Rescue 1122 Director-General Dr Rizwan Naseer said construction work on the main station was expected to be completed shortly.- A Reporter. <more>
KARACHI: City Govt to establish ambulance network
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. <more>
