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Parked ambulances will be on the road by January 28 – Health Minister

The Health Minister, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu, has disclosed that, starting from January 28, the ambulances procured for the various constituencies will be in use.

Parked ambulances will be on the road by January 28 – Health Minister

According to him, President Akufo-Addo will finally commission the ambulances on the said date.

“On the 28th of this month [January] President [Nana Akufo-Addo] will commission the entire policy,” the Minister told Joy News.

“…that is the first step in improving ambulance service…you’ll see us driving these ambulances around.”

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The ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) promised to revamp the National Ambulance Service by providing ambulances for all 275 constituencies in the country.

Last September, the government revealed that some of the ambulances had arrived in the country as part of the first batch.

However, the ambulances are currently parked in front of the State House in Accra, sparking uproar among the public.

Meanwhile, the Minority in Parliament has criticised the government over the decision to keep the ambulances grounded.

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Government, on the other hand, has explained that some salient features like tracking devices had to be installed before the ambulances could be operationalised.

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