Air ambulance roll out continues . . . Vic Falls personnel complete training

THE Government-sponsored air ambulance service will from next week be fully operational in Victoria Falls as the roll-out continues across the country.

Zimbabwe received a fleet of 18 Russian-made Ansat and Mi-17 helicopters in 2023 in a deal initiated by President Mnangagwa to ensure that patients in the public health system have access to top-class medical care.

The availing of this service has already seen several lives being saved across the country, with people in rural areas now able to be airlifted promptly to central hospitals.

The air ambulance service has so far been rolled out in Harare, Bulawayo and now Victoria Falls.

Medical personnel comprising four doctors and four nurses have since received training at a local hospital in the resort city —the country’s prime tourist destination.

This latest development will see an improvement in Victoria Falls’ capacity to promptly deal with eventualities that may arise needing the air ambulance services.

President Mnangagwa visited HeliDrive Air Medical facilities in Russia last year and endorsed the roll out of air ambulance services in Zimbabwe.

“This tour has been an eye-opener. The air medical services are critical for Zimbabwe. I give it my blessings,” he said.

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