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Ambulance services for pregnant mothers, infants launched
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, April 04 2015 :
Forty GPS fitted ambulances dedicated to transporting pregnant mothers and infants below one year of age were launched under JSSK scheme on Saturday.
The initiative has been taken up to bring down infant mortality rate in the State.
The ambulance service is taken up in a public private partnership model with Heirang Info located at Khurai Lamlong Bazar near Urban Cooperative Bank.
Another 12 ambulances are being lined up to be fitted with GPS.
The services are provided to the beneficiaries at free of charge.
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A call centre dedicated to the service of ambulance is being set up and the beneficiaries will be informed of their nearest ambulance service after they dial 102 and converse with the call centre staff. Speaking at the launch function, Khurai constituency MLA Dr Bijoy expressed that the health care delivery system was developing in Manipur.
He also appealed to Director of Health Services, Family Welfare Services and Ayush to work whole heartily in the service of mankind.
Dr Bijoy also inspected and inaugurated the GPS tracking system at the call centre located at Khurai which will monitor the call service and inspect the ambulance service.
The GPS fitted in the ambulance will track the service of the ambulances across the State.
Dr Ibomcha, Director, Health Services and National Health Mission, said that Manipur was having only 28 delivery points before and that now in the last two years the number has been increased to more than 60 .
In RIMS, the delivery cases have decreased as many deliveries are taking place at the periphery now.
RIMS reported 1500 delivery cases on average each year and now the number has been reduced to1000 .
Skilled persons like ASHA workers will handle the pregnant mothers and bring them to the nearest Government delivery points like PHC, CHC or PHSC.
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