NEMSAS EMPANELS RIVERS STATE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE INTO THE EMERGENCY MEDICAL TREATMENT GATEWAY.

(Center) Commissioner of Health Rivers State, Dr. Adaeze Oreh, with members of NEMSAS, REMSAS and State Emergency Medical Treatment Committee (SEMTC)

"The launching of REMSAS portrays political ownership and is a laudable feat." Dr  Emuren Pere, Head of Operations NEMSAS.

“It is an important step towards ensuring  Rivers State benefits from the Emergency Medical Treatment (EMT) gateway, Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF) catalytic fund. 


In line with its mission statement to provide quality Emergency Medical Treatment (EMT) services across the thirty-six states of the federation, the  National Emergency Medical Service and Ambulance System (NEMSAS) was in Port-Harcourt, Rivers state penultimate week, to empanel the State Emergency Medical Service into the Emergency Medical Treatment (EMT) Gateway.

In Port-Harcourt, NEMSAS as well, was able to align REMSAS with the standards, norms and the systems of the EMT gateway as enshrined in the NEMSAS Implementation guidelines.

This follows the launch of the Rivers State Emergency Medical Services and Ambulance System (REMSAS) last week in Port-Harcourt, Rivers State, a team from the Program Implementation Unit (PIU). 

Speaking during the visit to the Rivers State Emergency Medical Service and Ambulance System (REMSAS) Office, the Head of Operations NEMSAS, Dr. Emuren Pere, said the team are in the State to guide the REMSAS team on the modus operandi for implementing such a novel initiative.


According to him, the launching of REMSAS portrays political ownership and is a laudable feat.

“It is an important step towards ensuring  Rivers State benefits from the Emergency Medical Treatment (EMT) gateway, Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF) catalytic fund. NEMSAS are here to support your service, to guide in proffering standards for emergency medical services for the EMT gateway but not necessary taking over your full responsibility as the custodian of emergency medical service in your State”.

Dr. Pere, disclosed that, during the 7th Ministerial Oversight Committee meeting of the Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF) held recently in Abuja, resolutions were reached on the NEMSAS programme, that is the EMT gateway to prioritize the rural emergency component of NEMSAS which focuses on addressing obstetrics and neonatal emergencies as well as the transportation of pregnant women from their homes to Basic or Comprehensive Emergency Obstetric and New-Born Care facilities for safe delivery.

Rivers State, he said, will serve as a foremost State to operationalize the new direction of NEMSAS, which is in line with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR, Sector-Wide Approach Programme (SWAp) - Health Sector Renewal Investment Initiative.  

The State Coordinator, REMSAS, Dr. Ojum Sylvanus, led the NEMSAS PIU on a tour of its facilities and then proceeded to visit the Rivers State University Teaching Hospital and the Military Hospital Port Harcourt, which are known Centres of excellence for emergency medical treatments, to seek partnership as treatment centres. Following interactions with the leadership of both hospitals, some concerns and reservations were made with willingness on their part to partner with the State to provide quality, affordable, effective and efficient pre-hospital and in-hospital stabilization of medical emergency services for the Rural Emergency Medical Services and Maternal Transport. NEMSAS also visited the Armed Forces Blood Centre, Port-Harcourt to advocate for safe blood availability during EMS.

Earlier, the team paid a courtesy visit to the State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Adaeze Oreh, who reiterated that Emergency Medical Service will provide rapid response, live-saving care and serve as a crucial link between emergencies and medical care for the people of the State. NEMSAS also had a brief meeting with members of the State Emergency Medical Treatment Committee (SEMTC).

This was contained in a statement issued and signed by Patricia Deworitshe, the Director of Information and Public Relations of the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Abuja and made available to journalists.

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