RM15mil can be saved with ambulance copter service, says Nga

SHAH ALAM: The operation of the first Emergency Medical Air Rescue Service (EMARS) ambulance helicopter by the Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM), starting May 1, is expected to save the government RM15mil a year.

Local Government Development Minister Nga Kor Ming said the government previously spent about RM20mil a year by using the services of private specialists in remote areas for rescue and medical work.