Govt launches 1122 Sindh Emergency Services in Hyderabad.

KARACHI -- The Sindh Health Department has officially launched 12 state of the art, fully equipped Emergency Ambulances in the Hyderabad district as part of Rescue 1122 Sindh Emergency Services.

The emergency ambulances are to be operated by Sindh Integrated Emergency and Health Services (SIEHS) expanding the operations that they had already been providing to the city with two ambulances, in addition to those operated in Karachi, Thatta, Sujawal, and Larkana. This service is and will remain free of charge.

During COVID-19, a temporary set up was established by SIEHS at the request of the health department, which has been operating with two ambulances in Hyderabad since 21st November, 2020. The services continued even after Covid-19 cases declined and to date, SIEHS emergency ambulances have provided medical assistance to over 5000 people with 2543 hospital-to-hospital transfers, 1076 home-to-hospital transfers, 308 roadside-to-hospital transfers, 637 first-aid cases, and 457 other cases.

The services were provided to 2436 male patients, 1720 female patients, and 865 children. The...