"This shipment of medicines and emergency medical supplies is PMI chairman Jusuf Kalla's response to a request from Iranian Ambassador to Indonesia Mohammad Boroujerdi for emergency medicines and medical equipment," PMI Secretary General A.M. Fachir said in Jakarta on Friday.
Fachir said Iran's healthcare system is under severe pressure due to damaged infrastructure and disruptions to medical supply chains.
Citing data from Iran's Health Ministry, he said at least 50 hospitals and hundreds of other health facilities had been severely damaged or destroyed by direct strikes and nearby explosions, including Gandhi Hospital and a psychiatric hospital in Tehran.
The attacks also damaged homes and public infrastructure, causing thousands of deaths and injuries while disrupting essential healthcare services from rural communities to major cities.
More than 180 primary healthcare centers, rural health houses, and community clinics were also damaged, cutting access to basic healthcare services for vulnerable and low-income communities.
Fachir added that the strikes had weakened Iran's domestic pharmaceutical production capacity due to damage to key manufacturing facilities. Prior to the attacks, Iran had one of the region's most advanced healthcare systems and was capable of meeting around 90 percent of its pharmaceutical and medical equipment needs domestically.
"This assistance is more than humanitarian aid. It reflects our commitment to empathy, humanitarian values, and solidarity between the Indonesian and Iranian people," he said.
He expressed hope that the aid would support ongoing humanitarian and medical relief efforts.
Minister Counselor of the Indonesian Embassy in Islamabad Rahmat Hindiarta Kusuma welcomed PMI's initiative to channel assistance through the Iran Red Crescent Society.
"Since the beginning, the Indonesian Embassy in Islamabad has coordinated with Pakistan's Foreign Ministry, the Iranian Embassy in Pakistan, and suppliers to assess the availability of medicines and medical equipment," he said.
Meanwhile, PMI Headquarters chief Arifin Muh Hadi said the procurement process involved coordination among the Indonesian Embassy in Islamabad, the Pakistan Red Crescent Society (PRCS), the Iranian Embassy in Islamabad, the Iran Red Crescent Society, and the Indonesian Embassy in Tehran.
The aid package, valued at Rp2 billion (around US$112,000), includes personal protective equipment (PPE), wounded and injury kits, minor surgery equipment, consumable medicines, and other essential drugs.
"The procurement process has been completed, and the aid will be shipped next week to Taftan on the Pakistan-Iran border," Arifin said.
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