Noida: Alarming health services in city; Just 31 ambulances for 40L people

At present, only 17 ambulances of 102 service and 14 ambulances of 108 service are available in the district for pregnant women. Read further on Dynamite News:

Noida: The condition of health services in Gautam Buddha Nagar district is becoming worrisome. In a district with a population of about 40 lakh, only 31 ambulances are in service, reports Dynamite News correspondent.

People are facing great difficulties in taking pregnant women to the hospital in case of serious diseases, road accidents or emergency. This is a big injustice, especially when timely treatment is the most important way to save lives. In view of the situation, before the review meeting of Secretary, Medical Health and Family Welfare Department and Ritu Maheshwari in the month of April, the officials sent a letter to the government demanding 24 additional ambulances.

But so far, according to reports, there has been no improvement in the situation.

Ambulance Services

The health department is running ambulance services on the basis of old 2011 census data. At present, only 17 ambulances of 102 service and 14 ambulances of 108 service are available for pregnant women in the district. Despite such limited resources, these vehicles have been deployed at other major points including Jewar, Noida Airport, District Hospital, Bhangel CHC and Bisrakh CHC.

Demand Increased

According to the data of the district administration, more than 18.57 lakh voters are registered in Noida, Dadri and Jewar assembly constituencies and more than 40 lakh unregistered population is dependent on health services. At the same time, during 2024-25, more than 2.5 lakh patients were taken to the hospital with the help of ambulances. These include cardiac arrest, accident, snakebite, dog bite, pregnant women and other emergency cases.

Secretary Reviews

In view of the situation, before the review meeting of Secretary, Medical Health and Family Welfare Department and Ritu Maheshwari in the month of April, the officials sent a letter to the government demanding 24 additional ambulances. But no concrete action has been taken so far.

Some Ambulances Out Of Service

There are more than 12 ambulances in the district, which had completed 10 years of service and have now been taken out of service. New ambulances have not been ordered in their place, due to which the situation has worsened. Surprisingly, these dilapidated ambulances have been dumped in the basement of the district hospital, Bhangel CHC and cold storage premises.