Ziqitza Healthcare urges people not to make fake calls to emergency number 108
3 min read 31 Aug 2022, 05:57 PM ISTThousands of people make fake calls every day, due to which the needy people are not able to take the facility. The team is troubled by the time spent during women's shifts, asking unnecessary questions and blank calls.
PremiumZiqitza Healthcare ltd (ZHL) India’s largest private pre hospital care company who manages the integrated 108 ambulance service and tele helpline 104 in various states, remarks, instead of helping people in case of any health emergency, the call center of 108 “Emergency" services is being used by some mischievous elements to make fake calls and waste time. Regarding this, Ziqitza Healthcare Limited, has issued an advisory alerting such miscreants and warned not to make unnecessary calls.
In the year 2021 itself, 18.77 Lakh people made fake calls and blank calls on 108 call centers, while in the year 2022 till the month of July, 8.85 Lakh people made unnecessary calls to the call centers in the state of Jharkhand.
Mr. Milton Singh, Project Head, Ziqitza Healthcare, Jharkhand said, “108 is the service number of “Emergency" service. This service is provided by us to the people of the state 24 hours a day. But today this number has become a medium to pass the time for the manipulatives. Perhaps they do not realize that these fake calls of theirs can deprive the needy of the necessary help. Due to the fake calls made by these anti-social elements, the call traffic on the helpline increases a lot, and many times the calls of the needy people are not able to reach the helpline. It sounds simple to read, but the result is equally serious. Sometimes people have to pay the price by losing their loved ones.
Speaking about this, Mr. Jitendra Sharma – Head of Government Business, further added the team at Ziqitza Limited and the citizens who call in time of need work together to fulfill their responsibilities, which is when the 108 “Emergency" service team is able to serve with complete dedication. But a fake call made by some idle or pranksters person works to spoil everyone's hard work. Thousands of fake calls are made by these people every day. The number of such calls is higher in women's shifts i.e. in the morning hours. Women employees are sometimes abused and bullied by these maniacs, which is embarrassing as well as a matter of serious concern. At the same time, many fake calls come for balance recharge, gas cylinder, other irrelevant information and some blank calls also come due to which a lot of time gets wasted. At the same time, some numbers were also found from which calls have been received thousands of times. Similar cases were observed in the past by Ziqitza Rajasthan.
108 "Emergency" service is used by people during emergency medical service, and till date 108 "Emergency" service has also been successful in saving thousands of lives. The credit for this goes to the entire team of 108 "Emergency" service, as well as to those aware citizens, who after seeing an accident not only talk, but also come forward and help the victim, and immediately makes a call on 108.
About Ziqitza Healthcare
Ziqitza Health Care Limited (ZHL), has been one of the leading players in India’s Emergency Medical Services industry since 2005. Ziqitza Limited Rajasthan & ZHL Rajasthan have appreciated team Ziqitza for their action taken against fake calls in the state. Ziqitza Limited is a “one-stop integrated healthcare solution" for corporate or government that include Integrated Emergency Services and Corporate Health Solutions. The service network includes 3,300 ambulances, state of art Helpline centres and medical mobile units that services 2 customers every second in India. We work with multiple state governments and 75 corporate clients in India and Gulf. Ziqitza is winner of Global Real impact Awards and Times Social Impact Award.
Ziqitza Health Care Limited, India’s biggest emergency medical response firm, has been acquired by the MUrgency Group for a majority Stake. MUrgency Group is founded by Mr. Shaffi Mather and is backed by leading investors for various businesses ranging from business incubation, airport assistance services, quaternary medical care, reproductive & fertility medicine, e-commerce and fintech in India, UAE, and USA.
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