Akwa Ibom Government is set to spend a total of N500 Million on Ambulance services in order to boost healthcare delivery in the state.
Dr Dominic Ukpong, the State Commissioner of Health said this while addressing newsmen on Saturday in Uyo.
Ukpong said “Many things have gone wrong, the primary healthcare is almost extinct, the secondary health system is bad.
“The state has no money to revamp all the comprehensive health centres or cottage hospitals now.
“So we want to establish the emergency medical services, where people can call and the ambulance will come to carry them to see doctors.”
He added that the state government is committed to improving the quality of health delivery in the state.
He said “I have visited some hospitals at nights, some have no lights, some hospitals have no bedding, no security at nights.
“Many people go to the hospitals and do not see the doctors or nurses and there are no drugs.
“Some medical personnel are hostile to patients, and so many citizens turned their back on the health system, they prefer churches and traditional herbal treatment.