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Cortalim MLA Alina Saldanha on Saturday afternoon launched the Advanced Life Saving 108 Emergency Service at Cansaulim.
The Advanced Life Saving 108 Emergency Service, which has been provided through the Directorate of Health Services and GVK Emergency Management Research Institute (EMRI), was launched at the Primary Health Centre in Cansaulim, in the presence of Dy Director of Health Services Dr Anant Palyekar, Cansaulim PHC Health Officer Dr Martinha Fernandes, Cansaulim-Arossim-Cuelim Sarpanch Martha Saldanha, panch members and a group of villagers from Cansaulim.
Saldanha thanked Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar for sanctioning the life saving ambulance and also thanked Health Minister Vishwajit Rane and the Directorate of Health Services for considering Cansaulim in the first lot of these Advanced Life Saving 108 Emergency services.
“This advanced 108 ambulance is equipped with medical infrastructure that can even take care of heart related problems. This service will go a long way in serving the people of Goa as the Cansaulim PHC caters to nearly 10 other villages in its jurisdiction,” said Saldanha.
Dy Director of Health Services Dr Anant Palyekar said the vehicle is equipped with a ventilator, defibrillator and suction machine, which are used for heart related
problems.
Cansaulim-Arossim-Cuelim Sarpanch Martha Saldanha thanked Saldanha her efforts in getting a vital service for Cansaulim.
Cansaulim PHC Health Officer Dr Martinha Fernandes also spoke on the occasion.
