Amas, Kidapawan City- North Cotabato Governor Nancy A. Catamco personally turned-over 7 units of patient transport vehicle (ambulance) on Monday February 22, 2020 at Capitol Compound, Amas, Kidapawan City which amounted to P2.5 million per ambulance.
Said ambulance units will be distributed to the following: 1 unit for Cotabato Provincial Hospital, 4 units for the district and community hospitals namely Aleosan District Hospital, Alamada Provincial Communicty Hospital, Dr. Amado Diaz Provincial Foundation Hospital, and Pres. Roxas Provincial Community Hospital, and 2 units for the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management Division to be used for its emergency response operations.
The vehicles were funded under the Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Fund with a total amount of P20M for 8 ambulances . Last week, the provincial government also turned over 1 unit of ambulance to the Pigcawayan Disaster Risk and Management, which is part of the above-mentioned fund.
During the distribution, Integrated Provincial Health Officer Dr. Eva C. Rabaya conducted briefing to the ambulance drivers and urged them to take good care of the said vehicles. //pgo-idcd//
