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86673
Thu, 10/29/2009 - 11:22
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WORLD VISION OPERATING MOBILE CLINIC IN W SUMATRA
Banda Aceh, Oct 28 (ANTARA) - World Vision Indonesia is providing free healthcare services to quake victims in West Sumatra through a mobile clinic, the organization said in a press release on Wednesday.
The program which had started last October 9 and would end on December 31, 2009, was being conducted in cooperation with the Indonesian Pediatricians Association (IDAI), the West Sumatra health office and the Medical Faculty of Andalas University, World Vision Indonesia`s program manager, Yacobus Runuwene, said.
The powerful earthquake measuring 7.6 on the Richter scale which struck West Sumatra last September 30 had taken 1,117 lives and injured hundreds of people in the province.
Up till now, Yaconus said, many residents still choose to stay in evacuation camps while others live in inappropriate buildings. People there were also prone to post -quake health problems such as acute respiratory infections (ISPA), diarrhea and skin diseases.
The mobile clinics which were giving health-care services in the three worst quake-affected regions - Agam district, Padang city and Padang Pariaman district - were expected to mitigate the quake victims affliction.
The mobile clinics were operating every day, including at weekends, from 08.00 am to 02.00 pm. Up till now, the clinic was receiving an average of 50-100 patients a day.
Coordinator of West Sumatra`s IDAI, Dr Igmafridoni, said the mobile clinic would reach out to people in need of health-care services.
"At the moment, we are implementing the program in worst impacted areas first," he said.
Apart from the mobile clinic program, World Vision was also supporting local community health centers (Puskesmas), providing nutritious food to needy children and babies as well as health-care services to teachers.
The organization also had distributed 4,000 collapsible water tanks to hold 15 liters of water each to the villages of Sei Sarik and Sikucur. As many as 21 toilets and 17 septic tanks were also built in schools along with special rooms for the counseling of children.
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The program which had started last October 9 and would end on December 31, 2009, was being conducted in cooperation with the Indonesian Pediatricians Association (IDAI), the West Sumatra health office and the Medical Faculty of Andalas University, World Vision Indonesia`s program manager, Yacobus Runuwene, said.
The powerful earthquake measuring 7.6 on the Richter scale which struck West Sumatra last September 30 had taken 1,117 lives and injured hundreds of people in the province.
Up till now, Yaconus said, many residents still choose to stay in evacuation camps while others live in inappropriate buildings. People there were also prone to post -quake health problems such as acute respiratory infections (ISPA), diarrhea and skin diseases.
The mobile clinics which were giving health-care services in the three worst quake-affected regions - Agam district, Padang city and Padang Pariaman district - were expected to mitigate the quake victims affliction.
The mobile clinics were operating every day, including at weekends, from 08.00 am to 02.00 pm. Up till now, the clinic was receiving an average of 50-100 patients a day.
Coordinator of West Sumatra`s IDAI, Dr Igmafridoni, said the mobile clinic would reach out to people in need of health-care services.
"At the moment, we are implementing the program in worst impacted areas first," he said.
Apart from the mobile clinic program, World Vision was also supporting local community health centers (Puskesmas), providing nutritious food to needy children and babies as well as health-care services to teachers.
The organization also had distributed 4,000 collapsible water tanks to hold 15 liters of water each to the villages of Sei Sarik and Sikucur. As many as 21 toilets and 17 septic tanks were also built in schools along with special rooms for the counseling of children.
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