The Shoura Council on Monday proposed the recruitment of women in ambulance services and called for the creation of ambulance centers and helipads for medical evacuations on government lands. Grounds would also include new residential plots.

The Health and Environment Committee’s proposal included increasing training and foreign scholarships for female ambulance paramedics and creating a training center with branches for emergency medical services in the Kingdom. The proposal also includes the creation of an independently run ambulance service that would be supported by the government and private health sectors. The council required the Saudi Red Crescent Authority to prepare a strategic plan for domestic and foreign relief work and to carry out constant awareness and education campaigns that are centered on first aid.

It also proposed increasing the number of paramedic jobs, improving readiness, forming more ambulance teams, meeting international criteria, increasing ambulance vehicles and providing insurance for paramedics.