General TNI LB Moerdani Hospital In Merauke Papua Built In Just 20 Days, Jokowi Inaugurated Today

JAKARTA - President Joko Widodo inaugurated the TNI LB Moerdani General Hospital in Merauke, Papua today. Jokowi was accompanied by a number of ministers and the Chairman of the Indonesian House of Representatives, Puan Maharani.

In his inauguration, Jokowi said that the General TNI LB Moerdani Hospital was ready to be used to serve the community, especially the people in Merauke Regency.

"In the afternoon, the construction of the General TNI LB Moerdani Hospital has been completed and is ready to be used to serve the community, especially the people in Merauke Regency," Jokowi said in a Youtube video broadcast by the Presidential Secretariat, Sunday, October 3.

Jokowi said that the hospital, which was only built for about 20 days, was originally intended to handle COVID-19 in Papua, especially in Merauke Regency.

"But because the current COVID-19 cases have decreased and are sloping, this is also to support the implementation of the 20th PON in Papua, later it can also be used post-PON to serve the entire community," said Jokowi.

In his observations, Jokowi views this hospital as having complete facilities, ranging from inpatient isolation rooms, quarantine, laboratories, emergency rooms, OK, radiology, and pharmacy.

Jokowi said this facility was urgently needed to help treat the sick with health services that were fast, easy, and affordable.

Moreover, during a pandemic like today, health facilities in all countries are needed, especially in areas that are difficult to reach so that people are served when facing health problems.

"I advise that this hospital be used as well as possible to serve the entire community with fast and convenient service," he concluded.