COTABATO CITY – Bangsamoro government’s Ministry of Health (MOH) turned over eight units of ambulance to seven towns and a hospital in Lanao del Sur province on Friday, April 30, here.
MOH Minister Dr. Bashary Latiph said the distributed ambulances will help prevent the loss of lives in traumatic and critical incidences especially in distant areas in the Bangsamoro region (BARMM).
“Those ambulances will not only serve as a medical aid for the Bangsamoro people but is a sign of assurance that the government and our medical staff will always be available to treat and prevent life-threatening incidences,” he said.
“By providing those ambulances, we have increased the efficiency of our health community system and improve health initiatives in the Bangsamoro,” he added.
The recipient towns include Tubaran, Butig, Bumbaran, Taraka, Ditsaan Ramain, and Poona Bayabao, and the Wao District Hospital.
Each ambulance unit was supplied with vital emergency medical equipment such as oxygen cylinder, heavy duty stethoscope, folding stretcher, scoop stretcher, automatic external defibrillator, nebulizer, portable suction machine, examining light, and aneroid sphygmomanometer. Two units of mobile phones were also supplied for the ambulance’s driver and the town’s medical officer use.
The units were procured by the Office of the Chief Minister (OCM) under the Health Facility Enhancement Program (HFEP) 2019 of MOH.
BARMM Chief Minister Ahod Balawag Ebrahim reiterated the regional government’s commitment in elevating the lives of its constituents by improving health services.
“The Government of
the Day is dedicated in providing efficient medical services to the
Bangsamoro,” he said. (Bangsamoro Information Office)
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