India, Oct. 6 -- Delhi health minister Pankaj Kumar on Sunday flagged off a fleet of ten free ambulances launched in collaboration with Aakash Healthcare Hospital under an initiative aimed to improve emergency response and medical assistance across Delhi-NCR.

Speaking on the occasion, the minister said that public-private partnerships would be helpful for the public.

"I have always maintained that when government institutions start collaborating with private hospitals or entities to provide facilities to the public, it changes both the condition and the direction of that state. In the medical sector, we welcome the launch of this ambulance service. This has already reduced the average ambulance response time from approximately 30 minute...