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Rehabilitation of Community Health Centre In Yogyakarta |
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Tuesday, 17 July 2007 |
MERCY Malaysia completed the rehabilitation of
Pusat Kesihatan Masyarakat (PUSKESMAS) Rawat Inap Dlingo, in Kecamatan
Bantul, Yogyakarta, and handed over the keys of the community health
centre to the management of PUSKESMAS appointed by the Ministry of
Health of Yogyakarta on the 18th of July 2007.
Amongst the
services provided by the reconstructed Puskesmas Rawat Inap Dlingo are
family, women’s and mobile clinics; public health nursing and
environmental health; nutrition an immunization plus dental facilities;
an Emergency Response facility as well as a laboratory; and more. The
centre also boasts ultrasound, ECG and other basic health services and
facilities that cater to both in- and out-patients.
Through
this project, MERCY Malaysia has outfitted the building with
anti-seismic technology, thus safeguarding the structure from the
devastation of possible future earthquakes. Also, this rehabilitation
exercise aims to improve the centre’s services and facilities while
increasing their capacity to accommodate more in- and out-patients
through the building of ample treatment and operating rooms.
Costing
a total of RM700,000, Puskesmas Rawat Inap Dlingo was reconstructed in
two phases – the first sponsored by MERCY Malaysia through its
Humanitarian Fund and the second, amounting to RM200,000, was thanks to
TV3’s ‘Tabung Gempabumi Yogyakarta’. Upon completion, the centre is now
ready to serve between 50 and 70 cases per day in an area that covers
six villages that are populated by 37,000 villagers.
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