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The health department of Timor Leste is not as developed as the health departments of its neighboring countries, but it has nonetheless improved because of the undying will power of the WHO to improve health infrastructure in the country. Today, Timor Leste's health and other medical facilities might not be ultra-modern but they have been upgraded and many facilities have been recently included within the country's health infrastructure. As a result of this new development in Timor Leste's health department the secondary medical facilities, like the ambulance, have also been improved. The Community Health centers and Secondary Hospitals functioning within Timor Leste have started a nationwide ambulance system which covers 13 districts with 19 ambulances. The WHO and the other NGOs have trained the workers within this ambulance system with the 2-way radio technology. These organizations have taught them to efficiently operate during times of emergency and taught them the techniques of disaster management.
Apart from this government managed ambulance system, there are also other private organizations that provide ambulance service to the population of Timor Leste. One such private organization is the Bairo Pite Clinic who specializes in disaster management and is playing an active part in collecting the wounded from the remote areas and bringing them to the hospitals in Dili. The Australian Aid International is quite a significant name when it comes to providing ambulance and other medical facilities in East Timor. In order to ensure smooth working of the ambulance for 24 hours in a day, the WHO and UNFPA are providing the fuel, free of cost, on which these ambulances can run.
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