Question NW3591 to the Minister of Health

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26 October 2015 - NW3591

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Volmink, Mr HC to ask the Minister of Health

(a) How many ambulances are currently registered for use and (b) how many of the specified ambulances are fully operational in respect of each province?

Reply:

a) A total of 2690 ambulances are currently registered for use in the country.

b) There is a total of 1431 fully operational and stipulated in the table below by Province:

Provinces

Total Ambulance Fleet

Number of Operational Ambulances

Eastern Cape

425

200

Free State

186

135

Gauteng

667

389

Kwa Zulu Natal

531

290

Limpopo

381

165

Mpumalanga

212

110

North West

120

59

Northern Cape

166

95

Western Cape

259

156

Total

2690

1431

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