HARDY BAUER from Germany — with the First Intervention Ghana Ambulance has launched a $13,000(US Dollar) capital campaign to acquire one ambulance and equipments for its emergency response.

“Despite impressive records of training courses and numbers of trained first aiders, experience has shown that in an emergency it is difficult to find first-aiders at the right place and at the right time, not due to lack of volunteers but due to lack of preparedness and organization.

You need that ambulance running when you turn the key,” Ambulance Squad Chief said”.

We recognize our generous contributors toward the ambulance and emergency equipment campaign:

• Hardy Bauff, Germany        –   $2,58o
• Rowayne Minnow, Ghana -    $30
• Jonathan Hope, Ghana        –   $200

“What makes First Intervention Ghana only one of its kind is our staff and volunteers, these contribute towards the campaign in our own small way because we are all passionate about the suffering of a fellow human. First Intervention Ghana relies primarily on public contributions. We are not funded directly through property or state taxes. That’s why your donation is imperative. Volunteers perform all functions, operations and administrative duties” Executive Director said.

We recall back in April 2009 when then Minister of Health talk about the Ambulance Service in Ghana,

AMBULANCE SERVICE IN GHANA NOT THE BEST… Says Health Minister

The Minister for Health, Dr. George Sipa-Adjah Yankey, has expressed concern over the state of emergency services in the country, saying the system was not the best. “The recent gas tanker explosion on the Winneba road, confirmed our un-preparedness to handle emergencies,” he said. Source: Emmanuel Kpeglah – Ghanaian Chronicle Health | Thu, 09 Apr 2009

“I cannot count many private ambulance services in Ghana apart from one or two and that of Governement-thats National Ambulance Service I saw but has their services limited to one or two locations. Equipping First Intervention Ghana is the best way to increase emergency ambulance response in Ghana to reduce needless deaths as result of accident or other emergencies” said Mike from Nigeria.

A vehicle will cost about $13,000, and Hardy said he hoped to raise the money by year’s end with the help of passionate people like you.

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By Justin James Dikeh||Director of  Finance