Online Reporter
Mthabisi Tshuma Online Reporter
A HELIPAD, which will ensure smooth operation of Helidrive Zimbabwe, the intensive care unit air ambulance, has been launched in rural Matabeleland South Province at St Anne’s Mission Hospital in Brunaberg village, Mangwe district.
The milestone achievement serves as a lifeline for healthcare access in remote areas as it ensures access to essential services and improves community connectivity.
Helidrive Zimbabwe continues to improve the country’s health care delivery system by offering quick and life-saving services through airlifting critical patients from smaller medical facilities in the Matabeleland region to referral hospitals such as Mpilo Central Hospital and the United Bulawayo Hospitals (UBH) in Bulawayo.
The air ambulance services are free of charge and are available to critically ill patients that include road traffic accident victims, patients in need of specialist services at bigger and better equipped hospitals, as well as victims of violent crimes such as stabbings.
Speaking at the launch, Minister of State for Provincial Affairs and Devolution in Matabeleland South, Albert Nguluvhe, said the development will take the province’s health care system to greater heights.
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