The Punjab government has decided to launch a Rescue Air Ambulance Servicein the province.
The decision was taken at a high-level meeting chaired by Punjab ChiefMinister Sardar Usman Buzdar in Lahore on Sunday. Rescue DG Rizwan Naseerand others also attended the meeting.
Announcing the initiative, Usman Buzdar said that Punjab would be the firstprovince in the region to launch the initiative and it would help inproviding rescue services to far-flung areas of the province.
“This initiative is the need of the hour as human lives matter and gettingtimely treatment is the right of every citizen,” he said while claimingthat the provincial authorities have made remarkable achievements inimproving health infrastructure in the province.
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He said that the services provided by Rescue 1122 were even acknowledged atthe global forums.
Earlier, the Edhi Foundation had Piper Seneca aircraft for its operations,and its per hour cost ranged between Rs 70,000 and Rs 80,000.
