An Emergency Ambulance Service is being implemented to strengthen emergency health care in rural areas. A fully equipped ambulance has been provided to CHARDEP and stationed at the Government Hospital, Karungal. Carried out with a view to assisting the public in need of urgent medical attention, who require to be taken immediately to hospitals, one of the main objectives of this project is to improve maternal care, especially emergency delivery in rural areas. People can call up the ambulance from anywhere in Killioor block to avail of its service, which includes the attention of a trained ambulance nurse in addition to speedy transportation to medical care facilities. |