Annual Programme of Work 2005 - Ministry of Health

The focus in 2005 would be the scaling up of a pre-hospital emergency ambulance
services that links effectively with hospital emergency care and the creation of an
enabling environment for the operations of the GAS.
The priority activities would include:
• Create an establishment for Emergency Medical Technician and other cadres for GAS
• Train 400 EMT to man new stations
• Develop 50 ambulance stations that are linked by radio to ambulances and receiving
hospitals
• Procure and distribute 50 ambulances
• Collaborate with GHS institutions and Teaching Hospitals to train emergency
response teams in hospitals
• Collaborate with Attorney-General’s Department to develop legal instruments
• Mount IEC campaigns to mobilize public support and educate public on roles,
responsibilities and rights
• Establish a monitoring, evaluation and research programme for GAS
Expected Outputs
• Human Resource establishment for GAS approved
• 400 EMT trained and deployed to new ambulance stations
• 50 new ambulance stations developed and functional
• Legislation on GAS enacted
• Public education programme initiated
Surveillance and Epidemic Response
The health sector has adopted the Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response (IDSR)
strategy as the framework for disease surveillance. Through the polio eradication
initiative integrated surveillance system has been strengthened. Indeed, the surveillance
system in the country has been improving steadily with non-polio AFP rate remaining
greater than 1 per 100,000 children