More than 11,800 accident related deaths occurred in Nigeria in 2021 alone. Lagos being the most urbanized state has a large share in this amount. Following this high mortality rate is the fact that at least half of them as elsewhere in the world, could have been prevented by the prompt arrival of emergency services.
At Emergency Response Africa we are providing emergency services in lagos capable of doing just this.
Our mission: Fast, reliable emergency medical services.
We will reduce the number of lives lost due to inefficient emergency response and boost the emergency readiness consciousness in Africa.
Emergency services in lagos is still behind
From foreign emergency services like Tokaro in the 90’s to state owned emergency services in the early 2000’s, Lagos state’s emergency service delivery struggled to service the needs of victims when it matters most.
Here are a few reasons for this:
Poor Infrastructure: From poor roads to fuel hikes, emergency services like Tokaro have been forced to leave the country due to unfavorable conditions.
Awareness: Private or public, majority of the Nigerian populace are unaware of the list of emergency services near them and how to utilize them.
Policy making. Policies supporting healthcare development such as funding are yet to receive center stage in the country.
Lagos has a robust response system
Who do you call when you have an emergency? If you reside in Lagos you can attempt a Lagos state emergency service number.
However a 2021 report on the evaluation of emergency service provision in lagos state released these intriguing finds :
- 20 million Lagosians depend on 10 buses stationed around the state
- Only 37.1% of calls made to the system were answered
- 87% of these answered calls weren’t responded to by the Lagos state emergency service but by the Police with only 2.7 percent by the emergency service itself.
With these distressing finds it’s easy to see the need for more resources and investment in emergency response in Lagos. Emergency services present a clear opportunity for public-private partnerships to increase capacity and improve the responses that Lagosians receive.
At ERA we are improving emergency service in Lagos
We are a digital health company providing innovative emergency services in Lagos, Nigeria and Africa.
We’ve tailored our services to suit the Nigerian problem to provide reliable emergency services in crisis areas within minutes.
We realized that the quick ambulance service enjoyed in places like Europe was possible in Africa also. All that held the region back was the exclusion of technology in its plans for emergency services.
We solved this at ERA through our signal software and 24/7 command center to guide all our activities and strategic partnerships to ensure prompt delivery.
Now when you google “Emergency services near me” you can bet your money on enjoying these 4 life-saving features.
Proximity.
35 percent of emergency related deaths can be prevented with speedy arrival of equipped ambulances and trained personnel.
We know this and dispatch emergency solutions to your need in as little as10 minutes through our central command center which takes your location and that of a first responder into consideration.
Worried about traffic? Not to worry we dispatch motorcycle responders capable of slicing through traffic and reaching you on time.
Our Trained medic then performs a stabilizing procedure and if more care is needed can call for our equipped ambulance vehicles for a patient transfer.
Monitoring
Dispatching a fleet of vehicles without knowing their real time locations is a blind move particularly where lives are concerned.
At ERA our responder mobile app enables real time tracking.
This enables us to promptly provide alternative vehicles if selected ones encounter difficulties, and send estimated times of arrival to health care destinations. Being aware of a patient’s arrival hospital staff can be on standby to receive patients and not waste precious time on procedures like form filling!
Partnership.
Traditional emergency rescue entails transporting victims to hospitals unfamiliar with patients. At ERA we are bridging this gap automatically by partnering with hospitals ready to attend to victims immediately.
All our partners have also undergone a rigorous evaluation to ensure they can provide emergency services.
You can check out our list of partner hospitals here and also recommend some to us.
We provide emergency services in Lagos in as little as 10 minutes!
While great strides are continually being made in the provision of emergency services in Lagos; for instance, the recent floating clinic on waterways , there is still a long way to go.
Our ambulance services are capable of
- reaching you within minutes and
- Evacuating patients to emergency ready hospitals.
You can access these services via a phone call.
Alternatively you can try the Signal by ERA app for ios and android which lets you access these services with the click of a button.
Download the app now. Reach us instantly from here on.
