गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Nepal ∕ Ambulance with GPS facility to be operated Nepal Ambulance with GPS facility to be operated KathmanduPati February 08, 2022 File Photo POKHARA – Ambulance service installed with GPS is to be operated in Gandaki province. The service is being operated through financial assistance of the Province Ministry of Health and Population and the technical support of Nepal Red Cross Society by setting up a dispatch centre. The Health Directorate and Nepal Red Cross Society have initiated an agreement to that connection. Red Cross Society Gandaki Province president Surya Prasad Dhakal said the objective was to provide the service by developing the pre-hospital health service system. Two hundred sixteen ambulances including those of the government hospitals, the private hospitals, the Nepal Red Cross Society and other social organisations are in operation in Gandaki province. GPS would be installed in 150 ambulances this year and it will be installed in the remaining ambulances next fiscal year. The Health Directorate will spend approximately Rs 3.8 million while Nepal Red Cross Society Rs 6.2 million for this purpose. Write your comments RELATED NEWS Government backs efforts to build advertising sector as independent industry Residents rely on senses as air pollution data remains inaccessible Government seeks partners to build shelters for flood-displaced families Nepal PM congratulates Indian PM on 25 years in government Nepal, Russia discuss Nepali nationals in Russian Army Switzerland invites Nepal to 2027 AI summit Top Headlines Monsoon is predictable and Nepal’s disaster response should be too1 Nepal “a Buffer State”: Rethinking foreign policy in relative terms2 Promotion Linked to Future Military Leadership: Major General Magar Could Become Army Chief3 When the State Pulls the Trigger, Who Answers ?4 Before the Ballots: How Oli Lost the Political Narrative5 PM Shah pledges Krishnabhir highway reopening within month6 Nepal’s Political Renaissance: The rise of the RSP, the re-ordering of the old political order and the political path forward7 Balen’s Silence Has Invited Curiosity, Confusion, and Concerns8 TRENDING Lockdown 2.0: What the Government should do this time around Now more than ever, support the IT sector Tourism entrepreneurs get crash course in Chinese language Why the PLA broadcasted Punjabi songs for Indian troops The origins of MCC and its future in Nepal Huawei ICT Awards 2020 Grand Finale Concluded International Sign Language Day: three headways of Nepali Sign Language in State-1 After visitors’ uptick, Barju lake gets facelift as new destination in eastern Terai