A member of the Movement for Change, Philip Longdon, has called for an aggressive education and standardisation of emergency numbers among citizens to help facilitate rescue efforts in the event of disasters and accidents.
Speaking about poor management of accident victims and contamination of crime scenes on TV3's New Day on August 11, 2025, he called for a unified or common emergency line for citizens to aid service institutions (Ghana National Fire Service, Ghana Police Service, NADMO) easily locate accident scenes and adequately prepare to help save lives. "The numbers kept changing over the years and hence it's difficult to keep track.
However, I understand the number 112 for ambulance services works but can we have a common code for all situations to help make timely calls in times of distress? "I also think these emergency numbers should be drummed into our ears from basic levels at the educational institutions, up to the universities and it must be accessible to help us mitigate the disasters that are claiming precious lives of citizens," he said.
He added that transport operators and traders in the markets should all be romped in to learn the emergency numbers so that they are not left helpless when disasters strike.
