The New Zealand government has refitted the St John Ambulance operation centre at a cost of K3 million (NZ $1.36million).
The centre is a first-of-its-kind and operates the computer aid system that tracks ambulances and can give an indication of response time – a feature the old centre did not have.
St John’s Ambulance in a statement said the centre will have legacy-value post APEC, providing an essential service to the people of PNG.
The new St John Command and Ambulance Operation Centre will be officially opened today by New Zealand Minister for Foreign Affairs and Deputy PM, Winston Peters, Secretary for Health Pascoe Kase and St John Commissioner Matthew Cannon.
The relocation and refit of the centre also comes with the fit-out of 26 ambulances.
More on TVWAN News tonight.
(New Zealand Minister for Foreign Affairs and Deputy PM, Winston Peters, Secretary for Health Pascoe Kase and St John Commissioner Matthew Cannon today)
