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Some Statistical Facts on Ambulance Services in India

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In India, many people are not conscious of their health conditions. Many of them avail ambulance services only if they face emergency health issues. But still, many critical patients in India need to wait for long durations of time to get the ambulance services. This is due to the fact that the number of ambulances in India is too much low compared to the number of emergency patients. Though many start-ups are starting their businesses to offer ambulance services , still, the demand for ambulances cannot be met easily.  Some statistical facts regarding the number of available ambulances In India, the Government runs more than 25,000 ambulances across the entire nation under the National Ambulance Service project. But, it is difficult to collect data about private providers. According to the World Health Organization or WHO, there must be at least one ambulance for one lakh population. India has been unable to know the names of the cities where the recommendation of WHO i