Andhra readies 359 108 ambulances and 128 102 vehicles in 13 cyclone-prone districts
Andhra Pradesh's Health Department has kept 359 108 ambulances, 128 Thalli Bidda Express vehicles and 320 mobile medical units ready ahead of Cyclone Murasu.
Andhra Pradesh's Health, Medical and Family Welfare Department has made arrangements in 13 districts likely to be affected by Severe Cyclonic Storm Murasu, according to a department release issued on Monday, 2 November, as reported by The Hindu.
In all, 724 medical teams, 4,628 emergency beds and 205 relief camps have been kept ready. The release says 398 of the state's 866 government hospitals are in cyclone-prone areas. To ensure emergency medical services, 359 ambulances (108), 128 Thalli Bidda Express vehicles (102) and 320 mobile medical units (104) have been made available.
Ambulance services have been integrated with the Real Time Governance Society (RTGS) portal, and about 300 private ambulances have also been linked to it. The system is expected to help deploy ambulances quickly where they are needed.
Officials have also identified 3,066 pregnant women with expected delivery dates between 1 and 10 November. Of them, 1,103 have already been shifted to nearby hospitals, and the rest are to be relocated in advance where necessary. Generators or alternative power are available at 848 hospitals, and 15,161 anti-snake venom injections have been stocked.
Why it matters for ambulance owners and drivers
About 300 private ambulances have been linked to the state's RTGS portal, according to the department.
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