Air ambulance to patrol Kazakhstan roads

Air ambulance will be patrolling emergency-prone highways in Kazakhstan, Tengrinews.kz reports. Emergency medical response is one of priorities in the new healthcare development program, Minister of Healthcare Salidat Kairbekova says.For the first time in history a state coordination center will be created to ensure emergency mobilization of air medical teams. This will ensure prompt access to harsh terrains and hard-to-reach places in cases of emergency, Minister Kairbekova says.The Emergencies Ministry’s plan for Q2 is to patrol international and local roads and to cooperate with the new air ambulance forces.