KMES, an EMS system operating in Kolkata, by example teaches how to utilise the existing resources optimally through effective collaborations for public welfare, finds Lakshmipriya Nair
Kolkata Medical Emergency System (KMES) was born out of a very real and urgent need for an efficient emergency medicine system in the country. The founders of this venture, Dr Rajib Sengupta, his wife Rita Bhattacharjee, and friend, Dr Tanmay Mahapatra, realised that the ‘Ambulance-only model’ was woefully inadequate. The KMES project possibly could pave the way in reforming the dismal EMS scenario in India. It can also be implemented in other emerging countries of South-East Asia, Africa, and Latin America. |
