Bhubaneswar, May 19 -- https://images.odishatv.in/uploadimage/library/16_9/16_9_0/recent_photo_1747646535.webp
A growing crisis in Odisha's emergency healthcare infrastructure has come to the fore following emergence of serious deficiencies in the state's ambulance services.
Ambulances are meant to be the first line of critical care for patients needing immediate medical attention. However, across Odisha, these vehicles are increasingly being reported as non-functional or severely under-equipped.
From Cuttack and Bhubaneswar to the remote districts of western Odisha, the condition of ambulances-particularly those under the government-run 108 emergency service-has deteriorated to a shocking extent, putting lives at risk.
Issues range fro...