Ministry of Health has contracted State Trading Organisation (STO) to procure 96 ambulances needed for the atolls.
The contract with STO was signed at a ceremony held on June 10. The contract was signed by Minister of Health Ahmed Naseem, Minister of Finance Ibrahim Ameer and the Managing Director of STO Hussain Amr.
Speaking at the ceremony, Health Minister Naseem said the new ambulances will help to strengthen the ambulance services in the atolls and resolve many of the challenges faced in providing emergency medical services in the atolls. He noted several islands currently do not have an operational ambulance, leading to major difficulties in responding to emergency situations.
STO has been given a period of 180 days to procure the ambulances and hand them over to the health ministry.