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District officials flag off the bike ambulance service in Deoghar on Saturday
RANCHI: In a first, Deoghar district administration on Saturday rolled out five bike ambulances to wheel-in medical help or ferry Covid-19 patients to hospitals from hard-to-reach areas where normal ambulances cannot visit. Deputy commissioner Manjunath Bhajantri along with SP Anjani Kumar Sinha jointly flagged off the new facility from the district collectorate building.
Bhajantri said the ambulances will be used in rural and urban areas in the temple town as per requirement. “Extending medical help in minimum time is an important aspect of Covid management at a time when the second wave is killing more people. Hence, we thought of this idea to address the geographical challenges of a few areas and also address issues of ambulance shortage,” he said.
Deoghar introduces bike ambulances
Deoghar district administration rolled out five bike ambulances on Saturday to ferry Covid-19 patients to hospitals and also provide medical help for people living in remote areas where ambulances can t reach due to various geographical challenges.
Deputy commissioner Manjunath Bhajantri said the move was unddertaken in the light of a limited fleet of ambulances in the district. “We flagged off five bike ambulances today and more will be added in the coming days,” he said, adding that anyone can contact the district administration helplines to avail of the service.
Deoghar district administration has set up separate helplines, including numbers of the district control room (9031498011/8580271236), ambulance (108/9262291244) and oxygen (9973854796/9931185427).
“Unlike the Covid-19 pandemic last year, the second wave has affected rural areas. While the city dwellers do have access to good healthcare, their rural counterparts unfortunately lack such facilities. Even the NGOs and corporate sectors seem to be confined to urban areas in organising social initiatives. We decided to abide by our conscience and consciously decided to come together to help the rural people,” said Ranchi-based Kuldeep Tirkey, 33, central president of the JCYA.
Nearly 20 members of the JCYA have contributed money to distribute dry ration kits comprising rice (6kg), dal (1kg), soyabean (1kg), edible oil (1kg) and masks.
“Some of us are employed and a few are students. Those who are employed are contributing from their own salary while those who are students contribute from their pocket money. So far, we have distributed ration and masks free of cost in Hahap village under Namkum block. We have asked our friends, associates and community members to let us know
RANCHI: Former chief minister and BJP leader Babulal Marandi on Thursday asked private hospitals to stop harassing and looting people by charging hefty fees on the pretext of treating the Covid-19 infection. Maradi also floated a WhatsApp number (8674922223) and an email id (yourbabulal@gmail.com) asking patients and their kin to provide proofs of any such illegal acts and promised to take up their matter at the right platforms to ensure justice.
In a public appeal, the BJP leader said he has been coming across numerous reports of medical loots by a certain section of private hospitals in the city. In such reports, the hospitals are fleecing patients and their relatives by charging hefty fees in violation of Covid treatment rates prescribed by the government, he said and accused many private hospitals of medical negligence leading to several deaths in recent times.