ACE ambulance service nominated for top global awa...

ACE ambulance service nominated for top global award

Zimbabwean ambulance firm, ACE Air and Ambulance has been nominated among three finalists for the Global Air Ambulance Company of the year 2022 award by the International Travel and Health Insurance Journal (ITIJ).

The nomination is ACE Air’s second in five years, having been nominated for the same award in 2017. The winner will be announced in Athens, Greece on October 27.

Vice President Constantino Chiwenga, who is also Health and Child Care Minister, yesterday congratulated ACE Air and Ambulance for their nomination along with an American and Turkish company.

ACE Air and Ambulance’s nomination this year becomes its second in five years, after being previously nominated for the same award in 2017.

Chiwenga urged emergency and ambulance services to comply with international standards, adding that ACE Air and Ambulance is accredited by the leading Aeromedical Accreditation Institute, the European Aero-Medical Institute (EURAMI).

“EURAMI is a strong advocate for excellence among aeromedical transport providers in the world and has developed standards and promotes best practices in the fields of medical evacuation, air rescue, and contingency planning,”

VP Chiwenga, who acknowledged that Emergency Medical Services is an integral component of quality health care service, urged the company and other players in the industry to continue maintaining the highest level of standards.

He also said government’s vision is to bring world-class healthcare to all the people, across the length and breadth of Zimbabwe.

Government has constructed and completed several health facilities across the country and equipped them with modern equipment and also availed 62 ambulances – 32 of which have state-of-the-art intensive care units – and distributed them to various health facilities.