Medan Mayor Rahudman Harahap had instructed Dr Pirngadi Hospital and community health centers to provide optimal services for the people during Idul Fitri, Edison, the hospital`s spokesman, said here on Monday.
"Nurses and doctors have been put on standby, too. Like on normal days, the Emergency Unit is open 24 hours and doctors are ready as usual. The difference is Muslim doctors are given priority to have holidays during Idul Fitri," Edison said.
Mayor Rahudman Harahap said all medical personnel in community health centers and Dr Pirngadi Hospital must give the best medical services to those needing medical treatment.
In Bengkulu Province, Sumatra Island, the Indonesian Red Cross (PMI)`s Bengkulu branch is providing free medical checkups for home-bound travelers and drivers at several bus terminals, seaports, and airports.
"The free medical checkups are carried out to help home-bound travelers remain healthy so they can have smooth a journey," Fitri of the PMI`s Bengkulu office said here on Monday.
The medical checkups consisted of blood pressure, pulse and respiration monitoring procedures.
PMI also was helping to make sure that bus drivers were in good health condition when doing their job. Standard medicines were given by PMI Bengkulu to those needing them. ***1***
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