My people! E don happen! Ekiti State don finally talk say make we no dey wait when emergency show face. Dem don set up wetin dem dey call Ekiti State Emergency Medical Services and Ambulance System (SEMSAS) wey go help carry sick and injured people go hospital sharp sharp!
Dr. Oyebanji Filani, wey be the Commissioner for Health and Human Services, dey yan dis one. E carry mouth talk as dem gather for Ado Ekiti during their quarterly meeting. E talk say dis service go make sure say dem fit treat people wey need urgent medical attention quickly, so e no go dey reach say dem go die for house or for road.
Filani no just stop there, him talk say dis ambulance no be just for road wahala like accident alone. Dis one dey cover all kind wahala, even for maternity and domestic cases. Dem even get correct coordinator, Dr. Olumide Obe, wey dey oversee how dem go operate this ambulance system well. E talk say them dey do rescue work, no be small thing!
Obe come yarn say dem go fit use tricycle ambulances to reach areas wey normal vehicles no fit enter, so people no go dey left behind when problem show. E also talk about how dem dey categorise their ambulance fleets, dey get core fleet, peripheral fleet and surge fleet. Na wa o, dem dey serious for dis matter!
But my people, abeg make una hear word, no be only dead bodies dem dey carry for ambulance o! Obe come clarify say, “Ambulances na for rescue, no be for carring corpses. Na hearses dey do dat one.” So make we free our mind, dis ambulance matter no be how you go see dead bodies, na for life-saving matter dem dey here!
Dem even drop emergency contact numbers for us to call in case wahala land. If you dey wahala, just dial 112 or any of the numbers wey dem talk – 0800 060 6606, 0811 111 4622, 0811 111 4633, 0811 111 4644 and 0811 111 4655.
As e be, the Oyebanji administration dey put plenty money for health matters. Dem don renovate 103 primary healthcare centres over the last three years, make sure say water and 24-hour electricity dey. Dem even don add about 150 healthcare workers to the team to make sure say dem fit serve us well.
For Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital, dem dey build new 80-bed hospital wey go ready soon. Na big upgrade be dis one! All dis efforts na to make sure say we dey get quality healthcare when we need am.
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