Gandhinagar, Sept. 19 -- Gujarat is taking a major step towards strengthening emergency healthcare services in its tribal areas with the addition of 89 new ambulances across tribal regions, as per the release.

Under the leadership of Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, the state government has undertaken several initiatives to strengthen healthcare access in the remotest tribal areas of Gujarat.

According to the release, the average response time of the 108 Emergency Ambulance Service across Gujarat is around 13 minutes and 9 seconds. The average response time is approximately 9 minutes and 55 seconds in urban areas, while it is around 16 minutes and 28 seconds in rural areas.

However, due to challenging geographical and terrain conditions...