Chennai: The Tamil Nadu government will introduce 25 bike ambulances in hard-to-reach remote, non-motorable hamlets in tribal or hilly areas through the existing EMRI services in 10 districts to improve healthcare access in the state's remote habitations. About Rs 1.60 crore has been sanctioned to the Mission Director, National Health Mission-TN, to execute and operationalise this service, the government order (GO) dated November 6, said.
"The new service will deploy 25 specially equipped bike ambulances as feeder units to the existing '108 (1,353 nos.) ambulance' network. These bikes will bridge last-mile healthcare gaps, provide first-responder emergency services, patient stabilisation, and prompt transport to higher-level care," a release here said on Thursday.
The services to be provided through the new venture include maternal and child health including support for antenatal care, check-ups, etc., emergency medical care, and transfers to healthcare facilities. Each bike ambulance will serve 25 selected remote villages and is equipped with GPS tracking for real-time fleet management and efficient response allocation, the release said.
