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Botswana Life, EA991 bring 24-hour emergency medical rescue

Ambulance PIC: Emergency Assist 991
Ambulance PIC: Emergency Assist 991

Botswana Life has partnered with Emergency Assist 991 (EA991) to provide Batswana with comprehensive 24-hour emergency medical rescue service that will include emergency medical evacuation cover.

The Emergency Assist product is set to offer customers medical emergency services in all countries of the SADC region. This cover will entitle the policyholders and their dependents to several benefits and services.

The services include an emergency medical response by road or air to the scene of a medical emergency, transfer of the patient to a most appropriate medical facility, inter-hospital transfer by air or road, as well as emergency telephonic medical advice and information.

Editor's Comment
Gov’t needs to give health care urgency it requires

The Member of Parliament is warning that patients suffering from chronic conditions continue to face potentially life-threatening interruptions to their treatment because of unreliable access to medicines.Amid the shortages, many Batswana have been left with no choice but to look for other treatment alternatives such as herbs, with many not having had been scientifically tested for effectiveness.Medications for hypertension, diabetes, heart...

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