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Our Vision

“ We strive to be a world class Emergency Medical Service(EMS) that provides the highest quality and most cost effective emergency health care to the people in Ghana, through enthusiatic and well-trained staff ”





Prof. Ahmed Nuhu Zakariah
Chief Executive Officer


Prof. Ahmed Nuhu Zakariah is a prominent and seasoned personality of the Medical Profession in Ghana. He is a consultant in Intensive Care Medicine of International repute, Fellow of the Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons and the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Ambulance Service (NAS) of Ghana. Prof. Ahmed N. Zakariah joined the National Ambulance Service since 2006 and has served in this position for close to Seventeen (17) years. He is an experienced and innovative CEO of the NAS with excellent managerial skills.
His responsibilities as the CEO of the NAS include:
  1. Responsible for Pre-Hospital Emergency Care in Ghana.
  2. Responsible for building Emergency Medical Service System for Ghana.
  3. Responsible for the establishment of the only Paramedic and Emergency Care Training School in Ghana.
  4. Ensuring the training of Paramedics (Emergency Medical Technicians) in Ghana.
  5. Ensuring the expansion of emergency medical care services across Ghana
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National Ambulance Service – Greater Accra Region Launches Refresher Training Programme for EMTs


The Greater Accra Regional Office of the National Ambulance Service (NAS) has commenced a structured refresher training programme for Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) in the region. This initiative, which began on Wednesday, 30th April 2025, at the Anyaa Sowutuom Ambulance Station, aims to enhance the competencies, professionalism, and overall quality of patient care delivered by EMTs across the region. The training modules encompass Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Life Support (ALS), and Emergency Medical Services (EMS) professionalism. Participants also engage in practical sessions including hands-on drills and simulation exercises designed to improve critical patient handling, effective handovers at medical facilities, and coordination with dispatch systems.

Ashanti Region NAS Trains Guinness Ghana Staff in First Aid for World Day for Health and Safety at Work


National Ambulance Service delivers practical emergency response training to promote workplace safety On April 28, 2025, the Ashanti Regional Administrative Manager of the National Ambulance Service (NAS), PAEMT Sommik Duut Miilon, led a comprehensive first aid training session for employees of Guinness Ghana PLC as part of the company’s observance of World Day for Health and Safety at Work. The training focused on critical areas of emergency response, including the management of falls, bleeding control, and the administration of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR). Read More

NAS PR UNIT TRAINS REGIONAL PROs


NAS PR UNIT TRAINS REGIONAL PROs The Public Relations Unit of the National Ambulance Service (NAS) has organized a two day orientation program for its 16 regional Public Relations Officers across the country. The virtual program, which was held on March 19 and 20, 2025, with all Regional PROs and Regional Administrative Managers joining online, was to train the officers in speech writing, journalistic writing, public speaking, interview skills and basic photography. Opening the program, the Chief Executive Officer for the Service, Prof. Ahmed Nuhu Zakariah advised all the Regional PROs to take the program seriously in order to sharpen them for their tasks and not to just sign in and disappear. Read More