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The Star
26-04-2025
- Health
- The Star
Indonesian medical team returns after treating almost 5,000 in Myanmar quake response
JAKARTA: (Bernama) -- Indonesia has concluded its emergency medical mission in Myanmar, where its team treated nearly 5,000 people following a powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake that struck the country on March 28, leaving over 3,600 people dead, more than 4,800 injured, and at least 141 still missing. The team, deployed under the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB), officially concluded its 15-day operation on April 21 and returned to Jakarta on Thursday (April 24). According to BNPB, a total of 4,874 patients were treated at a field hospital in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar's capital, with the busiest day seeing medical personnel attending to 660 patients. Its humanitarian mission coordinator, Ary Laksmana Widjaja, described the operation as a "remarkable achievement', with an average of 325 patients treated daily. As part of its ongoing support, the Indonesian government has donated a field hospital and medical equipment to Myanmar's Ministry of Health, with the donated facilities being handed over to a hospital in Oattara Thiri. Myanmar's government expressed its gratitude for the aid, which was coordinated through its National Disaster Management Committee, Ary stated in a statement. The Indonesian team, comprising doctors, nurses, midwives and logistics staff from the Ministry of Health's medical reserve unit, was deployed under the coordination of the ministry's Crisis Centre. This mission forms part of Indonesia's broader commitment to international humanitarian assistance, as the country has previously sent emergency medical teams to Pakistan in response to the 2022 floods and to Türkiye following the 2023 earthquake. - Bernama
Barnama
25-04-2025
- Health
- Barnama
Indonesian Medical Team Returns After Treating Almost 5,000 In Myanmar Quake Response
By Mohd Iswandi Kasan Anuar JAKARTA, April 25 (Bernama) -- Indonesia has concluded its emergency medical mission in Myanmar, where its team treated nearly 5,000 people following a powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake that struck the country on March 28, leaving over 3,600 people dead, more than 4,800 injured, and at least 141 still missing. The team, deployed under the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB), officially concluded its 15-day operation on April 21 and returned to Jakarta on Thursday. bootstrap slideshow According to BNPB, a total of 4,874 patients were treated at a field hospital in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar's capital, with the busiest day seeing medical personnel attending to 660 patients. Its humanitarian mission coordinator, Ary Laksmana Widjaja, described the operation as a 'remarkable achievement', with an average of 325 patients treated daily. As part of its ongoing support, the Indonesian government has donated a field hospital and medical equipment to Myanmar's Ministry of Health, with the donated facilities being handed over to a hospital in Oattara Thiri. Myanmar's government expressed its gratitude for the aid, which was coordinated through its National Disaster Management Committee, Ary stated in a statement. The Indonesian team, comprising doctors, nurses, midwives and logistics staff from the Ministry of Health's medical reserve unit, was deployed under the coordination of the ministry's Crisis Centre. This mission forms part of Indonesia's broader commitment to international humanitarian assistance, as the country has previously sent emergency medical teams to Pakistan in response to the 2022 floods and to Türkiye following the 2023 earthquake.
The Star
21-04-2025
- Health
- The Star
Indonesia may extend emergency medical operation in Myanmar, says official
People clean debris from damaged buildings in the aftermath of an earthquake on March 28, in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, Monday, April 7, 2025. -- AP Photo JAKARTA (Bernama-ANTARA): The Indonesian Humanitarian Team Coordinator, Ary Laksmana Widjaja, hinted at the possibility of extending the Emergency Medical Team's (EMT's) assistance period for residents in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, due to the 7.7M earthquake in the region. The Indonesian EMT's assistance is scheduled to conclude on Monday after providing 14 days of medical services in Ottara District, Naypyitaw, which was struck by the earthquake on March 28, reported ANTARA news agency. "If the Myanmar Ministry of Health wishes to continue this cooperation, it can be discussed through bilateral channels," Widjaja noted in a statement on Monday. According to Widjaja, Myanmar's Minister of Health, Dr Thet Khaing Win, and Naypyitaw Governor Than Tun Oo commended the Indonesian medical team's services to residents in the affected area. Widjaja explained that the Indonesian EMT health post operates daily from 08:30 to 16:30 local time in the yard of the 50-bed Ottarathiri Hospital, Ottara District, Naypyitaw. He reported that the average number of patients served could reach 315 people per day. The team's general practitioners and specialists have treated several cases, including muscle pain, arthritis, minor injuries, upper respiratory tract infections (URTI), back pain, vertigo, gastritis, and headaches. The team also handles emergency cases such as lacerations, stab wounds, fractures, and strokes. With no operational extension, Widjaja stated that all facilities and infrastructure of the Indonesian EMT field hospital will be handed over to the 50-bed Ottarathiri Hospital, with the symbolic handover to be witnessed by officials from the Myanmar Ministry of Health. Widjaja noted that the health services provided by the Indonesian EMT were well-received by the local government and residents. "Our work here will certainly be a beautiful memory for the people of Myanmar. This is a memory of the kindness of the Indonesian people shown through the EMT during the emergency response after the earthquake in Myanmar," he noted. - Bernama-ANTARA
