According to Ogun State Government, the rationale behind the introduction of tricycle ambulances in the State was to address the menace of maternal and infant mortality in rural areas.
The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor Dapo Abiodun — Mr Kunle Somorin, said in a statement made available to newsmen on Sunday that lack of transportation has been identified as one of the major causes of avoidable loss of lives of pregnant women, necessitating the idea to complement the advanced life support ambulances.
Residents have been able to quickly contact emergency responders thanks to the availability of these community ambulance services, according to Somorin, who also added that the response time has so far been cut from two hours to between 10 and 30 minutes.
He also stressed that the government established an Emergency Medical Treatment Committee to provide a coordinated response to trauma and medical emergencies in the shortest amount of time.
Part of the statement reads: “The government has integrated paramedics into the state’s emergency medical team to provide emergency care to victims at the scene of the incident and on-route to the receiving facility/ hospital. We have incorporated the police, fire service, other paramilitary agencies, volunteer international organizations into the EMS accordingly.
“These efforts are geared towards improving the health system in Ogun State in fulfilment of the avowed electoral promise of Prince Dapo Abiodun.”
