The Ghana Police Service has received a major boost to its emergency medical response capacity following the donation of 10 fully equipped ambulances and an advanced operational pi
The report indicates that the Ghana Police Service has received a major boost to its emergency medical response capacity following the donation of 10 fully equipped ambulances and an advanced operational pickup vehicle by the Sentuo Group and the Eezzy Group Foundation.
It further notes that the vehicles, presented by the Chairman of Sentuo Group, Ningquan Xu, and the Founder of the Eezzy Group Foundation, Mohammed Raii, are expected to enhance emergency healthcare delivery within the Police Service and improve rapid response to accident victims, injured officers, and other emergency cases across the country.
The donation, which was formally handed over to the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Christian Tetteh Yohuno, is expected to strengthen emergency transportation, particularly in areas where access to ambulances remains a challenge.
Emergency medical transportation continues to face significant pressure in many parts of Ghana due to increasing road traffic accidents, expanding urban populations, long travel distances and the uneven distribution of ambulance services, particularly in underserved communities.
Although the country’s emergency medical system has expanded considerably over the years, demand for ambulances continues to outstrip available resources, making every additional emergency vehicle a valuable national asset.
Receiving the vehicles, the IGP described the donation as a timely intervention that would strengthen the Police Service’s healthcare delivery system and improve emergency response nationwide.
“We say thank you so much for this donation. These ambulances are going to be used to save lives.”
He announced that the ambulances would immediately be deployed to police medical facilities and strategic locations across the country to ensure equitable distribution.
“We are going to distribute these ambulances throughout the whole country and throughout our hospitals. We will send one to Tamale in the North.”
The IGP recalled previous operational challenges encountered in parts of the country due to the lack of emergency medical transport.
“The last time I was in Tamale, it was very difficult. Today, I can confidently tell them we now have an ambulance.”
He assured the donors that the Police Service had the technical personnel and logistics management structures to maintain and effectively utilise the vehicles.
“We have the men and the team to take good care of them.”
Mr Yohuno explained that the ambulances would not serve only police personnel but would also support the transportation of members of the public requiring urgent medical attention.
