NKWOKA INAUGURATES HEALTH EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM AT IDEMILI NORTH
By Uzo Ugwunze/Amaka Iloanya/ Onyinye Okechukwu :
The Idemili North Local Government Area (INLGA) Executive Chairman, Chief Stanley Nkwoka has inaugurated a Special Health Emergency Response Team that will be on call throughout the Christmas yuletide and beyond to offer first aid and assist accident victims.
Nkwoka emphasized that the Christmas period is prone to accidents due to increased activity, vehicle traffic, and human movement. He commended the health response initiative as timely and necessary to save lives. “This initiative is excellent. We’ll provide first aid and interventions to help accident victims, and in emergencies, please call the emergency toll-free numbers instead of taking pictures or videos – every life matters.”
The INLGA Supervisory Councillor for Health, Dr. Nkem Okeke emphasized the importance of proactive healthcare measures, especially during the yuletide season when accidents and domestic incidents tend to increase. To address this, they’ve established an Emergency Response Team, modeled after the state-level initiative launched by Governor Chukwuma Soludo.
She explained that the Mayor has pledged to support the team with an ambulance, first aid equipment, medications, and stipends for health staff, saying that the team’s prompt intervention can significantly improve survival rates, and their primary healthcare centers, general hospital, and teaching hospital will be available to attend to victims.
The Chairman, Health committee INLGA, Nze Azubike Anowai thanked the Idemili North Chairman for accepting to sponsor the emergency response team initiative, urging people to support him and Governor Soludo for the good works, projects and programs carried out around the LGA and Anambra State.
* Ugwunze, Iloanya and Okechukwu are of the Ministry of Information, Anambra State *
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