"We will put all puskesmas on standby for 24 hours during the election day under a coordinated mechanism," Health Ministry's Director of Primary Health Care, Obrin Parulian, remarked during an event that was followed online in Jakarta on Monday.
He elaborated on the mechanism, saying that coordination is vital to ensure the availability of ambulances at puskesmas to transfer patients to hospitals as well as the readiness of an emergency call center.
"A 119 emergency call center will be on standby. We will also ensure the preparedness of ambulances and patient referral systems," he pointed out.
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Parulian then emphasized that Indonesia's health systems are fully prepared to welcome the upcoming festival of democracy, noting that the Ministry of Health has been ensuring synergy among its units.
He also highlighted the importance of ensuring reliable health systems to cater to the needs of almost six million polling organizers serving at a total of 820,161 polling stations.
The official further affirmed that the Ministry of Health would leave no stone unturned to make the 2024 General Elections a successful event of democracy.
He noted that the ministry and the General Elections Commission (KPU) had inked a memorandum of understanding on health checks for polling organizers serving during the elections.
Parulian stated that the Health Ministry had been part of a team for monitoring and evaluation of the health of election organizers comprising the Home Affairs Ministry, KPU, General Elections Supervisory Agency (Bawaslu), and Social Security Administering Agency (BPJS) for Health.
He then noted that Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin had signed and issued a circular letter outlining support from all health stakeholders for the holding of this year's elections. (INE) Related news: Pangkep KPU uses 6 ships for election logistics delivery to islands
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