Chief Secretary Anthony DeSa has directed to increase number of ambulances under Sanjeevni 108 Service in view of need of patients. DeSa was addressing a meeting at Mantralaya here on Saturday.
The meeting was convened to discuss integrated operation of 108, Janani Express and Deendayal Mobile Hospital Service to improve emergency quick response ambulance service. Principal Secretary Health and Family Welfare Gauri Singh and Principal Secretaries of Medical Education, Panchayats and Rural Development and Home were also present at the meeting.
Presently, Sanjeevni 108 Service is operating 606 emergency quick response ambulances. Similarly, Janani Express Service is operating 986 vehicles to transport pregnant women and children upto one year of age to hospitals and 80 Deendayal Mobile Hospitals are rendering service in SC, ST dominated development blocks. Sanjeevni 108 ambulances are being operated through Centralised Call Centre. Janani Express and Deendayal Mobile Hospitals are being operated separately.
The meeting discussed integrated operation of all these vehicles through single toll-free number 108 to provide quick emergency response service and quality heath service to affected people and better use and monitoring of vehicles. Directives were also given at the meeting to examine possibility of attaching service to 70 ambulances of Madhya Pradesh Road Development Corporation with this service in view of Road Safety Policy. Free helpline system will also be made to give health-related counselling to common people.
Director of National Health Mission informed that efforts are afoot to make available the information regarding all facilities for quick emergency response ambulance service in the state on global positioning system (GPS).