By Sahar Ahmed | Senior Manager- Aman Foundation
AMANAMBULANCE’s 1021 service, Karachi’s very own yellow ambulance, was awarded the “Asian Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Award” based on innovation, scalability, national and regional impact and community involvement. The award recognizes the contributions of Aman Health’s EMS services in delivery of and promotion of life saving services to the people of Karachi. Professor Hideharu Tanaka, Chairman of the Asian EMS Council, called AMANAMBULANCE “the leading light in the EMS sector across Asia”. Upon hearing news of the award, Mr. Ahsan Jamil, Chairman of Aman Health, remarked “We at Aman are humbled by this prestigious honor that has been bestowed upon us. We are very excited to receive this award within only five years of establishing AMANAMBULANCE.
This is the first time that a Pakistani EMS has ever received a pan-Asian award for emergency lifesaving ambulance services. Dr. Junaid Razzak, CEO, AmanHealth received this prestigious award on October 18th, in Goa, India. On the occasion Dr. Junaid said, “It is a testament to the hard work and dedication of our doctors, trained paramedics and all of AMANAMBULANCE’s staff’s commitment that we have received this singular accolade.”
AMANAMBULANCE’s 1021 EMS consists of a fleet of over eighty state-of-the-art advanced lifesaving ambulances, with doctors and Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT) on board to provide triage and comprehensive round-the-clock coverage to over 20 million people in Karachi, with emergency medical dispatch protocols based upon London and NY ambulance systems.
The only advanced lifesaving ambulance in Pakistan, AMANAMBULANCE’s 1021 EMS has achieved great success in providing emergency interventions, transforming the pre-hospital care system across Karachi. Aman Ambulances have provided over 600,000 interventions to Karachi’s underserved citizens. To maximize impact in this field, Aman has partnered with Edhi Foundation’s Ambulatory service to strengthen EMS services and provide appropriate high-quality ambulatory care across Karachi.
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