Minister for Health and Medical Education, Chowdhary Lal Singh accompanied by Minister for R&B, Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari Thursday flagged off Ambulance Awareness drive at Traffic Police Department.Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir, DIG Traffic and SSP Traffic besides other officers of Health, Civil Administration, Police and members of Civil Society Forum Kashmir were present on the occasion.Speaking on the occasion, Chowdhary Lal Singh said that government is much keen for providing better patient care services in the State and in this regard a special Ambulance awareness drive has been launched to make people aware about the significance of providing hassle free and smooth movement of Ambulances carrying patients on the road. He said such drive is aimed at to sensitize the people particularly persons driving vehicles are made willing to provide smooth passage to ambulances on priority.
He said we have brought together Traffic police and Health department. He said when a critical care patient is onboard the driver or any other official should be mandatorily informing the traffic Police Control Room on designated numbers, the traffic police will then devise a route for the ambulance and ensure minimum hassle free it on the road so that it reaches its destination as soon as possible and timely treatment is provided to the patient.The Minister also said as many as 50 Ambulances fully equipped with modern gadgets including GPS and Internet facilities would be placed at different places for the convenience of people. He said pubic cooperation is pivotal for success of this drive to ensure smooth passage for the ambulance on priority so that precious lives are saved.Syed Altaf Bukhari also appreciated the initiative and said government will provide all support for its success implementation so that better healthcare facility is ensured to the needy.