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São Tomé receives 10 ambulances funded by Kosmos Energy

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São Tomé and Príncipe’s Health Ministry has received 10 ambulances funded by a donation from Kosmos Energy and handed over by the National Petroleum Agency. Prime Minister Américo Ramos described the vehicles as support for patient transport and medical care, under social commitments linked to oil block 5, according to STP-Press.

Ten ambulances funded by US oil company Kosmos Energy were handed over to São Tomé and Príncipe’s Health Ministry by the National Petroleum Agency on Friday. The ceremony was attended by Prime Minister Américo Ramos, according to news agency STP-Press.

The vehicles are intended to strengthen the transport of patients and enable faster medical care in the national health system, Américo Ramos said. The donation is part of the social commitments set out in the contract to operate block 5 in São Tomé and Príncipe’s exclusive economic zone, according to STP-Press.

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