23 September 2020 14:40

Ambulances were supplied to the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic on behalf of the President

On September 23, 2020, the Chairman of the Board of the State Agency on Mandatory Health Insurance (Agency) presented ambulances to the Prime Minister of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic at the Baku Olympic Center on behalf of the President.

Speaking on the reforms carried out by the state for the development of healthcare, Zaur Aliyev, Chairman of the Board of the Agency stated that the development of this sector has always been a focus of President Ilham Aliyev:  “In accordance with the orders of the President, the Agency has imported new ambulances to the country. The first part of the ordered ambulances was delivered in July of this year, and the next part will come in September. Supply of ambulances for Perinatals, which are in line with new, modern standards, is an innovation in the country's health care.”

The Prime Minister of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic received from the Chairman of the Board of the Agency 7 ambulances, including 5 ordinary and 2 reanimobile ambulances, assembled on the basis of Mercedes Sprinter 316 cars.

Sabuhi Mammadov, the Prime Minister of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic said that as a result of the purposeful policy pursued by the President in the field of health, today, the Republic of Azerbaijan is fighting the coronavirus pandemic at a high level. The Prime Minister added that supply of the ambulances to the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic is an additional contribution to the work carried out in the field of healthcare in the Autonomous Republic: "We highly appreciate it and express our gratitude to Mr. President and the First Vice President."

It should be noted that, in 2020, the Agency purchased 26 ambulances assembled in the Republic of Turkey on the basis of German-made Mercedes Sprinter 416 cars, 42 ordinary ambulances assembled on the basis of a Mercedes Sprinter 316 made in Turkey, 10 ordinary “Ford Transit” ambulances made in Turkey, and 22 reanimobile ambulances from the “Ganja Automobile Plant” Production Association, as well as 84 Fiat Doblo ambulances that were purchased from the “Autouniversal” Limited Liability Company.