TheMinister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, has solicited the support of the World Bankin establishing an effective medical emergency transportation network in ruralcommunities. Ehanire,who made the appeal in a statement issued by Enefaa Bob-Manuel, Head of Pressand Public Relations of the ministry, in Abuja, said this would help inaddressing challenges of medical emergencies in Nigeria. Bob-Manuelsaid the minister spoke when he received a World Bank team on mission for theMulti-phased Programmatic Approach MPA: Improved Child Survival for HumanCapital, Nigeria State Health Investment Project NSHIP and Polio. Hesaid plans were underway for the establishment of an emergency response outfitby the ministry to tackle emergency cases towards curbing preventable deathsdue to abject poverty. Ehaniredisclosed that a committee would be set up to work-out modalities for theestablishment of the project. Leaderof the Team, Dr Wole Odutolu, intimated the minister with the progress reporton World Bank health projects in Nigeria.