The National Ambulance Service (NAS) has assured the public that notwithstanding its operational challenges, including the inadequate supply of oxygen and fuel, its services are absolutely free. It said the public perception that NAS demanded money or charged patrons for services rendered was not the policy. Speaking with the Daily Graphic in Accra yesterday, the Deputy Director of NAS in charge of Operations, Foster Ansong, explained that the operations of the service were funded solely by the government as a public good, and that the service did not raise any funds internally. He said since the government’s allocation was sometimes inadequate and not released in time, the public should support the service so that it could render its services efficiently without burdening patrons. We sometimes appeal to patrons who request certain non-emergency services that involve long distances and are capable of supporting to do so. This is not to say we charge them. “It is purely a favour we ask ...