Goa Minister for Health Vishwajit Rane on September 11 said that modern Emergency Care Centres will be set up in the state so as to provide prompt health care services to the people.

Speaking after inaugurating Emergency Care Centre at Urban Health Centre in the city in the presence of Siddharth Kunkolienkar, Chairman, EDC, at a function jointly organised by Directorate of Health Services in association with GVK Emergency Management and Research Institute in the city, Mr Rane said efforts would be initiated to upgrade the existing Urban Health Centre at Panaji to provide Emergency Care services to the people from Panaji and its peripheries.

He said necessary medical facilities would also be provided in all the Urban Health Centres in the state.
Acknowledging the services of 108 GVK EMRI, Mr Rane said ever since the inception of the service, the 108 Ambulance had succeeded in saving lives of thousands of people in the state especially of those who met with an accident and other ailments.

He also lauded the initiative of Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar for his visionary guidance and support and said earlier the service was started with basic facilities but now ambulance was equipped with advanced life saving systems, cardiac care among others to improve the health care facilities.

Expressing satisfaction Siddharth Kuncolienkar, Chairman, EDC in his address, said with the setting up of Emergency Care Centre at the Panaji the long pending demand of the people of Panaji had been accomplished.
He appreciated the efforts put in by the Health Minister to improve Health Care facilities in the State.