NEMSAS emergency affected person transports rise from 3,000 to 11,000 in Q3 2025

Nigeria’s Nationwide Emergency Medical Providers and Ambulance System (NEMSAS) has recorded a pointy enhance in emergency affected person transport, rising from fewer than 3,000 sufferers to over 11,000 within the third quarter of 2025.

Dr Emuren Doubra, Nationwide Programme Supervisor of NEMSAS, disclosed this in an interview with the Information Company of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja.

The surge displays quicker mobilisation, wider uptake, and strengthened collaboration amongst healthcare suppliers throughout the nation, he famous.

Doubra additional disclosed that NEMSAS now operates in 30 states, permitting residents to entry free emergency medical care by dialling 112, with the federal authorities protecting the primary 48 hours of remedy by way of the Primary Well being Care Provision Fund (BHCPF).

26 Federal Tertiary Well being Services at the moment are a part of the community, offering referral pathways, expert medical groups, important tools, and well timed interventions for extreme emergencies. Speedy Emergency Service Administration and Triage items function in 166 of 172 native authorities areas, though insecurity limits activation in some northern communities.

“The Nationwide Emergency Medical Providers and Ambulance System has expanded operations to 30 States of the Federation, permitting residents in these states to entry free emergency medical care by dialing 112,” the NAN report learn partly.

It added, “He reported vital progress between quarters, highlighting a twenty-five per cent enhance in onboarded states and a considerable 300 4 per cent rise in emergency medical beneficiaries served total. 

“He stated transported sufferers elevated from fewer than three thousand to over eleven thousand, exhibiting higher uptake, quicker mobilisation, and strengthened collaboration amongst collaborating suppliers throughout a number of ranges.” 

He additionally famous that maternal and neonatal care have seen notable enhancements. Over 5,000 obstetric emergencies had been transported, with 86% delivered to amenities able to surgical procedure, transfusion, neonatal resuscitation, and monitoring. Regardless of this, six maternal deaths and 82 neonatal deaths occurred, reflecting ongoing challenges in stabilising difficult instances earlier than switch.

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Financially, NEMSAS disbursed over N487 million in Q3, with N332.6 million going to tertiary hospitals and N154.3 million to collaborating states, together with Yobe, Rivers, Ebonyi, Gombe, Ogun, Bayelsa, Osun, Bauchi, and Anambra.

• Improvements corresponding to SAVEMAMA, utilizing brief code 3581, permit pregnant girls to request emergency transport through free voice calls, USSD, or textual content messages.
• The platform verifies requests, alerts educated drivers, coordinates amenities, tracks journeys, confirms secure arrival, and triggers computerized funds to make sure dependable participation.
• Partnerships with the Federal Highway Security Corps (FRSC) have resulted in 63 “Zebra” ambulances deployed throughout 23 states, with plans to increase additional. A devoted media cell additionally promotes public consciousness, builds belief, and encourages early requires emergency providers.

Moreover, NEMSAS plans to finish onboarding of remaining states, absolutely launch SAVEMAMA, operationalise all Speedy Emergency Service Administration items, and develop digital enterprise methods to create a completely responsive nationwide emergency medical system able to saving extra lives.