Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani, has launched the Kaduna State Emergency Medical Providers and Ambulance System (KADSEMSAS) to strengthen emergency healthcare supply and guarantee residents have well timed entry to life-saving medical interventions.
Talking on the inauguration yesterday, Sani described the initiative as a landmark step in his administration’s dedication to saving lives and making certain that nobody is denied entry to emergency care. He famous that the venture was not nearly unveiling ambulances however about guaranteeing the fitting to fast medical consideration for each resident.
The brand new system features a fleet of ambulances outfitted with life-saving tools, a central dispatch centre staffed with educated personnel, and emergency medical technicians and paramedics to stabilise sufferers whereas en path to hospitals. It’ll function throughout all 23 native councils, masking each city and rural areas.
Residents will be capable of name a devoted emergency quantity, after which the closest ambulance shall be deployed, considerably chopping response occasions, significantly in maternal and neonatal emergencies the place delays are sometimes deadly.
Sani stated the programme displays his administration’s “people-first philosophy” and its dedication to attaining Common Well being Protection (UHC). Commissioner for Well being, Umma Ahmed, described the launch as a serious step ahead for healthcare supply within the state, stressing the significance of well timed and high quality responses throughout emergencies.
Underneath the scheme, sufferers will obtain free emergency take care of the primary 48 hours, with a give attention to pregnant girls, youngsters, and accident victims.
The governor added that the state is investing in upgrading well being amenities, coaching personnel, and involving communities to make sure the sustainability of the system past the launch section.
The initiative follows Kaduna’s onboarding into the Nationwide Emergency Medical Providers and Ambulance System (NEMSAS) in 2024, accepted by the Federal Ministry of Well being. Officers imagine Kaduna’s mannequin may function a benchmark for different states.
