The Director of the National Ambulance Service has brought closure to the controversy surrounding the botched distribution of the over 275 ambulances by the government.
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Prof. Ahmed Nuhu Zakaria explained that their call for the halt of the planned distribution by government on January 6, 2020 was not borne out of malice but in the interest of the State.
Speaking on Asempa FM’s Ekosii Sen programme Monday, he said the ambulances have equipment that are far advanced and that the drivers needed to be trained before use.
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Also, his said the vehicles needed to be fitted with tracking devices and insurance done before they could be deployed to the various health centres.
Without all these done, the Ambulance Service boss noted that, the purpose for which the vehicles were purchased would not be achieved.
“We don’t want a situation where you do the commissioning and then still wait to get all the processes completed before the vehicles can be dispatched to the various constituencies,” he stressed.
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Prof Zakaria bemoaned how the harmless plea in the interest of the State had taken a political twist.
He appealed to Ghanaians to support the Ghana Ambulance Service to deliver quality service across the country.
“The only thing we can do to make sure we get value for money is to ensure the processes are complete before they are deployed,” he added.
Source: Ghana|Adomonline.com|Adwoa Gyasiwaa Agyeman
