{"id":743152,"date":"2022-01-10T14:48:03","date_gmt":"2022-01-10T14:48:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/01\/10\/ablakwa-sets-up-fund-towards-accessing-ambulance-services-in-north-tongu\/"},"modified":"2022-01-10T14:48:03","modified_gmt":"2022-01-10T14:48:03","slug":"ablakwa-sets-up-fund-towards-accessing-ambulance-services-in-north-tongu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/01\/10\/ablakwa-sets-up-fund-towards-accessing-ambulance-services-in-north-tongu\/","title":{"rendered":"Ablakwa sets up fund towards accessing ambulance services in North Tongu"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"464\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Samuel-Okudzeto-Ablakwa_6-696x464.jpg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa_6\"\/><\/div>\n<p>The MP for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has started a fund for the establishment of the Ambulance services in his constituency.<\/p>\n<p>In a Facebook post, Mr Ablakwa said the fund was created on Sunday after he made a cash donation to the National Ambulance Service.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, the \u201cfund will cater for vulnerable patients who cannot afford the cost of their referral outside the Volta Region.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fokudzetoablakwa%2Fposts%2F4673659452715935&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"277\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>He explained that the national policy for the Ambulance Service is to charge patients for fuel once they have been referred to a medical facility outside a region.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the case of North Tongu, each patient is expected to pay GH\u00a2385,\u201d he added. <\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Mr Ablakwa said the North Tongu Ambulance Service Fund shall operate as a revolving fund.<\/p>\n<p>The MP\u2019s office shall constantly replenish with anticipated support from other kind-hearted persons and organisations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are determined to ensure that no beloved constituent ever loses his\/her life merely because they couldn\u2019t afford the cost of fuel demanded by an ambulance service provider,\u201d he assured.<\/p>\n<p>The North Tongu legislator donated some items to the Ambulance Service before the cash donation.<\/p>\n<p>They included a Polytank, desktop computer and printer.<\/p>\n<p>According to Mr Ablakwa, he made the donations after the Service sought his assistance.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fokudzetoablakwa%2Fposts%2F4658385197576694&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"734\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"ghTt2AT_yks\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"After One Year of Ghana&#039;s First Hung Parliament- Badwam Mpensenpensemu on Adom TV (7-01-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ghTt2AT_yks?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The MP for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has started a fund for the establishment of the Ambulance services in his constituency. 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