Di Federal Government don open new emergency call centre and ambulance service wey go help dem give quick and better medical help to people wey dey Cross River State. Dis initiative dey important well-well to handle emergencies like flooding, fire, road accidents, and other urgent medical wahala.
Di launch happen for General Hospital wey dey Calabar, wey be di capital of Cross River State. Dr. Doubra Emuren, wey be di Programmes Manager for National Emergency Medical Service and Ambulance System, stand in for di Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Professor Muhammad Pate.
Dr. Emuren talk say dis initiative na to make sure say all Nigerians, especially di poor and vulnerable people, fit get di emergency medical service wey dem need. E talk say citizens go fit access pre-hospital care and ambulance transport service wey dey very important when wahala happen.
“Di Emergency Medical Treatment Gateway na one of di key parts of di Basic Healthcare Provision Fund under di National Health Act,” Dr. Emuren yarn. “E go make sure say no person go suffer or die because dem no get money during emergency.”
He further explain say dis initiative na part of di bigger plan from Professor Muhammad Ali Pate, wey wan make sure say every state for Nigeria get enough emergency medical service.
“Today, we dey here to officially engage and onboard di Cross River State Emergency Medical Treatment Committee, wey be di first step to set up better emergency medical service management and operation structure for di state,” Dr. Emuren add.
Dis initiative dey align with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda for Health and di Nigerian Health Sector Renewal Investment Initiative, wey wan make sure say all Nigerians fit get quality emergency medical care. “Anytime you call for ambulance, di government go respond; anybody wey need emergency service go dey pick and carry go hospital wey ready to provide care,” e talk.
Dr. David Ushie, di Technical Adviser to di Cross River State Governor on Universal Health Coverage, talk say di initiative dey aimed to ensure say everybody fit get life-saving healthcare delivery. E mention say e dey align with di People’s First Agenda of Governor Bassey Otu.
“Dem don set up call centre to handle healthcare complaints and wahala, making sure say dem dey respond quickly and provide quality care. Di centre get broadband internet, 24-hour power supply, and trained staff,” Dr. Ushie explain.
He also talk say di state don start emergency ambulance service, with five ambulances, and dem go dey integrate private and public ambulance services. Dis initiative na part of di Governor’s promise to make sure say nobody dey left behind for emergency wahala.
Dr. Ushie emphasize say di Otu-led administration dey committed to provide all di residents with access to quality emergency healthcare services, so nobody go suffer or die because dem no get medical help. E assure say emergency services go dey available for everybody, no matter di financial status or location.
For him talk, Chief Godwin Iyala, di Director-General of di Cross River State Health Insurance Agency, show beta enthusiasm about di launch of di Emergency Medical Treatment Gateway, calling am “exciting and a welcome development.”
He note say dis initiative go really help solve di healthcare challenges wey residents dey face, especially for di area of emergency services, and go provide dem with di quality emergency medical care wey dem deserve.
As di state dey embark on dis critical initiative, di hope be say e go pave way for better and effective healthcare system, wey go save lives and improve di overall health outcome for di people of Cross River State.
