Bengal plans 24x7 helpline for sick kids, pregnant women
State health service director B.R. Satpathi said the proposal is "under consideration."
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Kolkata: West Bengal is mulling a 24x7 toll-free helpline to help transport pregnant women and sick infants to the nearest hospital in case of an emergency, an official said on Monday.
Under the initiative, a call centre would be set up for handling emergency calls and staffers would be connecting to ambulances and the nearest sick neonatal care unit (SNCU) or a hospital with an available bed, especially in remote areas.
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