The President while flagging off the ambulances underscored that the government was working towards ensuring affordable specialised health care to the Kenyan population and would allocate more resources to upgrade medicals services in the country. VIEW GALLERY BY ONANA AFFULLO, SPONSORED BY Fame AFRICA Tweet His Excellency the President of the Republic of Kenya Uhuru Kenyatta launched an enhanced benefits scheme for the Civil Servants and Disciplined Services which include Air Rescue and Road Ambulance Services. The Air Rescue will be provided by the AMREF Flying Doctors while KRCS through the Emergency Plus Medical Services, will cater for the Road Ambulance Services.The official launch of this initiative took place on Wednesday 14th January 2015 at Wilson Airport. Other speakers included Cabinet Secretaries James Macharia and Joseph Nkaissery, Nairobi Governor Evan Kidero and his Kisumu counterpart Jack Ranguma, Kenya Red Cross Society Secretary-General Abbas Gullet, and AMREF Flying Doctors Medical Director Bettina Vadera.TODAY IN HEALTH KENYA: Ministry of Health Re-Approves Tetanus Vaccine Campaign Kenya Flags Off Health Volunteers To Combat Ebola In West Africa. REVEALED: The Fate Of Pregnant Women After Oxytocin Ban — A MUST READ Ebola survivors in West Africa to share stories via mobile app. Better2know Launches Online STI and HIV Testing — A MUST READ The partnership, will ensure members of the NHIF will benefit from 24 hours access to the medical helpline through the KRCS 1199 toll-free line, treatment and stabilization on site by highly qualified paramedics, professional transfers to the nearest suitable hospital and timely and accurate medical reports. The President while flagging off the ambulances underscored that the government was working towards ensuring affordable specialized health care to the Kenyan population and would allocate more resources to upgrade medicals services in the country. KRCS’ Secretary General Dr. Abbas Gullet was positive that the initiatives medical service endgame was to reduce morbidity and mortality due to professional management of trauma and reduce under 5 deaths by offering timely and professional referral services. The President pointed out that the funds would be utilized to provide an annual health insurance cover for the target population within the framework of the already established NHIF standard contribution risk pool at a total health insurance premium of about KSh. 360 million to cover 189,000 beneficiaries.— GUEST WRITERFollow @affulloonanaesq Follow us: @eaofficialpage on Twitter | eaofficialmag on Facebook | @eaofficialpage on Instagram | EaofficialBlogspot on Google+ © 2014 EAO Media. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without ATTRIBUTION to the source. kenya, President Uhuru, health
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