Medical Air Rescue Service team

Travel advice is all very useful and important, especially the stuff about what to do in the event of an accident or a medical emergency.   Usually the advice is: get decent International Insurance that will get you admitted into a decent medical facility.

What is missed, though, is that the most exciting destinations, the get-away-from-it-all places are naturally in the remotest areas -  in the middle of nowhere.

A close encounter with the natural world in a remote place means the absence of what most people take for granted in our modern world:  the absence of first class medical facilities down the road, the absence of the local pharmacy, the absence of a well-maintained road network and in some extreme cases the absence of a reliable telephone network.

In an emergency it is vital to access appropriate medical intervention as quickly as possible. This is so vital that in some cases it can mean the difference between life and death or permanent disability.   Your International Insurance will get you admitted into a decent medical facility.  But how do you get there, and how quickly?  

What you need is a reliable and effective ambulance service.

All insurance packages require pre-authorisation before a service provider is assured of payment for attending to a patient.  In an emergency where time is of essence and quick decisions need to be taken, the last thing you need is to waste time getting authorisations. 

In Zimbabwe, Medical Air Rescue Service (MARS), provides a wide range of affordable pre-paid products either directly to the visitor or through tourism operators and hotels that will guarantee first class emergency evacuations, by both road and air, with appropriately trained doctors and paramedics 24/7.

With close to 2 decades experience and over 3000 successful medical evacuations in the Southern and Central African region, a dedicated Jetstream 31 on permanent standby, access to a helicopter and teams of highly experienced pre-hospital practitioners ranging from ambulance technicians to doctors on standby 24 hours a day,  MARS cover naturally becomes an essential component of any holiday planning when visiting Zimbabwe or the Southern and Central African region.

Visitors and holidaymakers must never forget this important link in the health delivery chain. The pre-hospital aspect has to be pre-planned to minimize the risk to visitors and holidaymakers.

To find out more about subscribing so you can ensure peace of mind visit the MARS website www.mars.co.zw or e-mail enquiries to marketing@mars.co.zw or nigel@marshre.co.zw.