Two Boat Ambulances Operationalized in Malkangiri
Malkangiri: In a bid to provide a fillip to the emergency health services delivery in remote pockets of Malkangiri district, two boat ambulances have been operationalized in the district. This has been informed by the Health and Family Welfare Department. As announced earlier by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, two boat ambulances have been operationalized in [...]
Malkangiri: In a bid to provide a fillip to the emergency health services delivery in remote pockets of Malkangiri district, two boat ambulances have been operationalized in the district.
This has been informed by the Health and Family Welfare Department.
As announced earlier by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, two boat ambulances have been operationalized in Malkangiri district to facilitate emergency medical care for people living in cut-off areas, the Health Department said on Friday.
The boat ambulances would offer first aid, medicines and infrastructure which are available in any other ambulances.
The floating ambulance also carries delivery kit, splints for handling accident patients, BP machine, stethoscope, cardiac shock machine and all other possible first-aid medicines, suction machine, anti-venom drugs, saline, injections and others.
Happy to share that as announced earlier by Hon’ble CM Shri @Naveen_Odisha, two boat ambulances have been operationalised in Malkangiri district to facilitate emergency medical care for people living in cut-off areas. #OdishaCares pic.twitter.com/b9mDbJGc8j
— H & FW Dept Odisha (@HFWOdisha) December 11, 2020
The initiative will provide a great support in medical service delivery of several remote villages where reaching the nearest health centre via road takes a lot of time.
The Odisha Government had earlier launched two such boats in Kendrapara district.
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