Process to build 10 new ambulance stations in Kuwait \'done\'

Ten new ambulance stations would be constructed in various areas in the country with the process being well underway, said a Health Ministry official here Sunday. Dr. Faisal Al-Ghanem, head of the emergency medicine at the ministry, told KUNA in an exclusive interview that the main station would be built in Al-Sabah medical area, adding that other centers in Hawalli, Al-Salmiya, and other residential area would be constructed. The new stations would be built to support the 34 stations to develop the medical sector in the country and provide better healthcare for the people, said the official. Ambulance stations would be equipped with the latest in emergency tools and vehicles, said Al-Ghanem, noting that employees of such facilities would be well-trained to face emergency situations. He revealed that there were plans to include women staff at the stations and revealed that the first batch of women emergency workers would graduate next October. The official called for increasing the salary and special allowances for ambulance stations\' employees, stressing that their job was of integral importance and it could mean the difference between the life and death of patients.