Chereponi gets 13 tricycle ambulances
A non-governmental organisation has presented 13 improvised tricycle ambulances to help improve healthcare delivery in the Chereponi District of the Northern Region.
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The tricycle ambulances, worth GH¢104,000, were unveiled at a ceremony by the Chief Executive of the NGO, MAZA, Dr Nana A.Y. Twum-Danso.
The tricycle ambulances are to help bridge the gap between people trying to access health care on urgent basis and healthcare providers trying to provide life-saving care in a timely manner.
Ambulances
At the launch in Chereponi, Dr Twum-Danso said the MAZA ambulances would complement the work of the National Ambulance Service (NAS) by positioning its vehicles at the community level.
She explained that in the rural areas, sick people trying to get access to health facilities faced obstacles such as long distances, impassable roads, few motorised vehicles, unreliable transportation services and lack of money to pay for appropriate transportation.
Dr Twum-Danso said with the introduction of the tricycle ambulances, patients in remote rural communities would be able to access health care at the health posts in the district.
Commendation
The Chereponi District Chief Executive, Hajia Mary Nakobu, said most of the maternal and infant mortalities in the district occurred as a result of lack of transportation to get the expectant mothers and infants to the health centres.
She expressed the hope that the MAZA ambulances would help improve the health needs of the people in the district, particularly those living in communities far from the district capital.
The Chereponi District Health Director, Dr Stephen Dadia, commended MAZA for the initiative and said it would contribute greatly to reducing infant and maternal deaths in the district.
