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Medical Air Rescue Service (M.A.R.S) is a subsidiary of Strategis Group of Companies. It has been in operation since 1991. It runs eight bases in Zimbabwe in Harare, Bulawayo, Kwekwe, Gweru, Victoria Falls, Mutare,Masvingo and Kariba. With a fleet of over 26 road ambulances, a dedicated air ambulance, a Jetstream 31, stationed at Harare International Airport and access to 3 other planes, M.A.R.S.is ideally positioned to service the Southern and Central African region. The company employs over 200 highly qualified professionals including specially trained doctors, nurses, paramedics and dispatchers. M.A.R.S has successfully carried out around 500 000 road emergency rescues within Zimbabwe and 3500 air evacuations since 1991, from such diverse sources as Dar - es - Salaam (Tanzania), Luena and Luanda (Angola), Kinshasa and Lubumbashi (D.R.C.), Lusaka and Likulu (Zambia) and Antananarivo (Madagasca) among many other sources. In addition, the company also runs a training school in Zimbabwe, which is accredited to the Southern Africa Resuscitation Council and the American Heart Association. The school offers Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) , Accident and Emergency Care, Paramedic and Trauma Management training.
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