{"id":17139,"date":"2026-11-13T17:00:55","date_gmt":"2026-11-13T17:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/13\/2027-rhodes-vivour-promises-two-ambulances-per-lagos-ward\/"},"modified":"2026-11-13T17:00:55","modified_gmt":"2026-11-13T17:00:55","slug":"2027-rhodes-vivour-promises-two-ambulances-per-lagos-ward","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/13\/2027-rhodes-vivour-promises-two-ambulances-per-lagos-ward\/","title":{"rendered":"2027: Rhodes-Vivour promises two ambulances per Lagos ward"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Lagos State governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, has proposed establishing emergency response centres in every ward, each equipped with two ambulances, as part of efforts to improve healthcare delivery in the state.\n<\/p>\n

Rhodes-Vivour said the centres would be connected to a data-driven system that would enable emergency responders to identify hospitals with available beds and the facilities required to treat patients before transporting them.\n<\/p>\n

He spoke on Friday at the BusinessDay Policy Intervention Series Town Hall with the Organised Private Sector, where he outlined his healthcare proposals ahead of the 2027 governorship election.\n<\/p>\n

The former Labour Party governorship candidate said the arrangement would address situations where patients were moved between hospitals in search of available beds, resulting in delays that could cost lives.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur focus is first to ensure that we have emergency response services in every ward with two ambulances tagged to that particular emergency response centre,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He explained that the proposed centres would use data to coordinate emergency transfers and ensure that patients were taken to appropriate medical facilities after receiving initial stabilisation. <\/p>\n

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\u201cSo we are not going to have situations where people will leave that place and be looking for beds or where to go. A lot of people die that way.<\/p>\n

\u201cFrom there, they\u2019re going to call to make sure that there\u2019s a hospital with everything that\u2019s needed after that person has been stabilised to go there,\u201d he added.\n<\/p>\n

Rhodes-Vivour also advocated preventive healthcare, saying increased access to routine medical screenings and community health initiatives would help reduce the burden on public hospitals and the long-term cost of treating chronic illnesses.\n<\/p>\n

He proposed expanding micro health insurance schemes and preventive medicine frameworks to protect low-income earners from financial hardship arising from medical emergencies.\n<\/p>\n

He said prioritising public health and early intervention would also help improve workforce productivity and reduce government expenditure on healthcare.\n<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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