The ‘108 Sanjeevani Express’ has extended emergency treatment facility to a total of 63,278 needy persons in Kanker district in Bastar since the inception of the service on May 31 last year.
The ‘108 Sanjeevani Express’ vehicles have carried 118 fire incident victims, 25,824 other emergency cases, 2,195 road accident victims, 512 heart disease related cases , 482 breathing problem cases to hospitals for emergency treatment besides a total of 146 persons in police emergency cases, officials informed.
Similarly, the ‘102 Mahtari Express’ vehicles have taken many expectant mothers to hospitals and extended its services for their safe delivery. These vehicles have carried a total of 7,406 pregnant women and sick children to hospitals during the period of August 23, 2013 to March 31, 2014. In May 2014, the ‘102 Mahtari Express’ vehicles have helped 569 expectant mothers to reach hospitals from their houses and 586 from hospitals to their houses.
Similarly, the ‘108 Sanjeevani Express’ and ‘102 Mahtari Express’ vehicles, by providing emergency treatment service, have saved thousands of lives in Kanker district. These emergency services have performed a significant role in providing treatment on time to the needy patients, pregnant women and sick children of poor families.