1990 ambulance service critical; appeals people’s support to save it

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The 1990 ambulance service has floated a project to raise funds to survive amidst the economic crisis claiming that the Treasury is unable to fully fund its operations which may lead to the service being unsustainable in 2023.

In a paper advertisement, the Board and management of the ambulance service requested Corporates and Individuals to “adopt an Ambulance at a cost of Rs 5 million to save 1990,”

The advert said “1990 operates 297ambulances covering the whole island attending to 1050+ emergencies daily. The service maintains an average response time of 11.5 minutes on all-island, which is better than in most 1st world countries. It is a lean and mean operation that has been awarded unqualified audit reports by the Auditor General for the last 3 consecutive years”.

It said due to the current economic situation, the Treasury was unable to fully fund its operations which may lead to the service being unsustainable in 2023. Interested parties can contact 076-8335615 [email protected] for more information. (Ajith Siriwardana)

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lester Tuesday, 28 March 2023 03:34 PM

could have use some of the IMF funds than paying indian loans

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Simple Logistics Tuesday, 28 March 2023 03:56 PM

Make a request for the 450 new private fuel stations to sponsor one ambulance each. dhey will give fuel coupons and free service coupons. if necessary have the driver and attendant also in their payroll. govt to pay for radio communication technology epf gratuity etc sary

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Bushel Tuesday, 28 March 2023 05:11 PM

Speak to the finance minister and ask How about celebrating another memorial day or else foreign countries mite think Sri Lanka is a bankrupt country..

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Use IMF loan for ambulence instead of give the money to India Tuesday, 28 March 2023 07:17 PM

Those who want LG polls are the ones who want ambulance services to stop. If the previous 100 million was not released to Election Commission the funds could have been used for Ambulance. Government should use IMF loan to pay for ambulance instead of using it for paying off Indian loan.

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D V K Tharaka Tuesday, 28 March 2023 08:40 PM

Things like these and broken/ruined bridges at villages should be among the priority lists of tax payers money.

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Tom Wednesday, 29 March 2023 05:10 AM

This reminds me how our unions, mainly GMOA under infamous Dr. Padeniya tried to block this ambulance project when it was introduced during the time RW was PM. This is a very good example of how our unions, so called educated people, people of wiath maga, section of clergy, act when they get blinded by greed for power. Lesson - Do not get blinded by the titles in front of a man's name when you vote.

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