Kampung Inhabitants Need More Medical Personnel

JUBI, 22 February 2011
Kampung inhabitants need more medical personnel

People living in Mosso kampung, district of Muaratami have urged the Health Service to increase the number of medical personnel available to kampung dwellers because it is very inadequate at present.

'We need help from the medical service because we are getting complaints every day from patients about the lack of medical facilities,' said Charle Wetapoa, an official.

He said that the lack of personnel had been a problem for years, with the result that people living in the kampung are finding it difficult to get the medical assistance they need. He said that there were only two people working at the clinic in the kampung

He said that they have called on the Health Service in Jayapura to prioritise medical personnel for Mosso this year , which would help improve the conditions of the people in the kampung, especially with regard to their health.

The Mosso kampung is part of the administrative district of Jayapura Municipality but is located at a great distance from other kampungs in the same district, meaning that it is very difficult for the people to get the service they need. There are altogether 45 people living in the kampung.

[COMMENT: This is happening in a territory like Papua that is providing revenues for the Indonesian state coffers from the hugely profitable mining operations of Freeport copper-and-gold mine. TAPOL

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