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Paramedic Care in Nigeria
NEED FOR AFFORDABLE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES FOR CITIZENRY WITH INTERNATIONAL STANDARD
BACKGROUND
A report on the global competitiveness of emerging economies reveals that only nations, whose people can acclimatize their thought to drive home constant, continuous innovations in the era of 21st-century globalization, will emerge as sustainable economies.
With the emergence of AI (Artificial Intelligence) taking over many jobs, it is argued that jobs like Medicine and Paramedicine that have to do with empathy, passion, and compassion might never be replaced by robots.
While this assertion is debatable, it can also be argued that only individuals (Health Care providers) who can think critically, creatively, innovatively, and independently are able to meet and adapt to the complexities of humans, innovate, and hone their professional skills to meet the technological advancement in the health sector will have a role to play in the future.
As many career-seekers know that healthcare is one of the most rapidly expanding fields and a projected emergency medical service practice in Nigeria by the Federal Government would make Paramedicine a very attractive education option in the nearest future as medicine is right now.
But the number of jobs isn’t the only thing growing in the industry. Many people also envision a new, expanded scope of practice for today’s paramedics and healthcare practitioners.
With an increase in the global population from 6.5 billion to 7.3 billion in the last decade, as well as Nigeria is ranked second highest in the rate of road traffic accidents and other emergencies among 193 countries in the world.
It is unarguable that the field of emergency medical services is highly needed in Nigeria and this has sprinted our interest by establishing Medevac Nigeria Limited to venture into a sustainable and affordable private emergency medical services business.
