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Saturday, September 12, 2009

Free ambulance service inaugurated in villupuram

VILLUPURAM: Higher Education Minister K. Ponmudy on Friday inaugurated the ‘108’ free ambulance services here on Friday. The vehicles would be stationed either at the Primary Health Centres (PHCs) or police stations, as the case may be.

He said that the service was already being provided in 24 districts in Tamil Nadu, and Villupuram was the 25th district to get it now.

The ambulances would be despatched to Marakkanam, Villupuram, Mayilam, Ginjee, Tindivanam, Vikkiravandi, Kiliyanur, Ulundurpet, Thirukkoilur, Sankarapuram, Rishivandhiyam and Kallakurichi.

Each ambulance would have a driver and nurse and an oxygen support system with requisite medicines. The service would be available round the clock.

The service is available for emergencies such as child delivery, accidents, and so on. Users would have to dial 108 for the service, which is free.

Of the five ambulances to be deployed soon, one would be sent to the Kalvarayan Hills to serve the tribes, Mr. Ponmudy said.

Six new PHCs had been set up at Sendur, Keezhmampattu, Melmalaiyanur, Kiliyur, Moongilthuraipattu and Melnaraiyappanur, and six more at Sathyamangalam, Vikkiravandi, Anniyur, Thirunavur and Chinna Salem had been upgraded into 30-bed ones.

Mr. Ponmudy pointed out that of late, the number of institutional deliveries had gone up significantly. Of the 30,250 births during January 2006-August 2007, only 2,042 took place at the PHCs.

But owing to concerted efforts made by the government, of 30,000 child births 14,500 took place at the PHCs from January to August 2009.

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