Air Ambulance

The Foundation has setup a helicopter and fixed wing aircraft based emergency service centered at Karachi to supplement the field services. Two aeroplanes and one helicopter have already been acquired. The Foundation plans to attract more funds for acquisition of five additional aircraft / helicopters within the next three years. The civil aviation authority of Pakistan has waived all licensing, registration and other fees for the Air Ambulance Service. Wider coverage and the following goals are being achieved with the assistance of Edhi Air Ambulances:

• Evacuation of serious casualties from the sites of accidents, riots and calamity affected areas.
• Transportation of physicians and Specialists to remote areas. Experience indicates that even volunteer surgeons cannot be expected to travel twelve to eighteen hours by road as required in many cases. An air ambulance addresses this problem and enables full utilization of the volunteer capacity available to the Foundation.
• Inter-hospital transfer of patients requiring specialist's treatment and immediate attention.
• Quick transformation of blood and human vital organs.
• Search and rescue of stranded people in deserts, mountains, floods and coastal areas.
• Geological surveys of underground water in the famine-stricken areas of Thar, Cholistan and Uthal.
• Medical and other assistance to companies / organizations carrying out exploration / research in remote areas of the country.
• Air-dropping of food supplies for stranded people on ships and in areas affected by wars and calamities.