In a move to enhance healthcare services in rural Nagaland, two life support ambulances have been introduced for the Primary Health Centres (PHCs) in Mangkolemba Sub-Division. The flag-off ceremony, held at the Directorate of Tribal Affairs, was led by Minister for Tourism & Higher Education, Temjen Imna Along. The ambulance was implemented by Tribal Affairs Department, Nagaland and funded by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs.
“Life-support ambulances, which were previously available only in Kohima and Dimapur, are now being made available in rural and village areas as well,” said Minister for Tourism & Higher Education, Temjen Imna Along.
The Minister said the ambulances would be a collaboration between the community and the Department of Health and Family Welfare, with the responsibility for maintaining these life-support ambulances shared by both the PHC and the community.
Minister Imna Along also stated that, to help the two PHCs, technicians would be appointed, and under the LADP fund, drivers’ salaries would be earmarked since utilizing such funds for these kinds of needs was the right way to move forward.