Callers on Ghana’s favourite morning show, the Happy Morning Show aired on Happy 98.9FM, have expressed their dissatisfaction with the information given by the Senior Advanced Emergency Medical Technician of the Ghana Ambulance Service, Michael Gaani, on pertinent issues concerning the ambulance system in the country.
Michael Gaani who was speaking in an interview with Samuel Eshun on the Happy Morning Show divulged that the Ghana Ambulance Service had introduced an app that will allow people reach the Ambulance Service as quickly as possible.
“We have two ways of contacting the Ambulance services. We have the 112 code and the app which you can download on your phone. When you call, the GPS system will generate the information we need”, he said.
He was however unable to reveal the name of the app. When quizzed by host Samuel Eshun on the name of the app, he had this to say: “Yesterday I installed it but let me check and get back to you. This is not to mean that I don’t know the app’s name. When you called, I told you I was going to a meeting but now I am at the place”.
His response to the simple question sparked counterblasts from listeners of the show.
A caller from Weija who gave his name as Daniel, stated: “We do not understand what the ambulance services are saying. For a key member of the ambulance services to answer questions in this manner, shows that they are not doing their job”.
Another caller by name Evelyn added her voice when she said: “I have been following this program and I heard the interview granted to the man. I feel that the man is not supposed to be the one to be interviewed. This is because he doesn’t have any good information to give. Like you rightly said, we like to have funfairs and all that. But if you will engage in these funfairs, make sure you have done your homework before you speak about anything”.
On 28th January,2020, three hundred and seven (307) ambulances were commissioned by the President. These new ambulances are to be distributed in all two hundred and seventy-five constituencies in the country.
By: Alberta Dorcas N D Armah
