Dinkes Pasaman Visits Remote Regions For Free Health Services

Health services in Jorong Rattan Getah, Nagari Muaro Sungai Lolo, South Mapatwagul District, Saturday (9/8/2025). (ANTARA/HO-Dinkes Pasaman)

SUMBAR - In the context of equitable health services in the region, the Health Office of Pasaman Regency, West Sumatra, conducted free health treatment and checks (CKG) to the remote area of Jorong Rattan Getah, Nagari Muaro Sungai Lolo, South Mapatwagul District. The head of the Pasaman Health Office, Arma Putra, said that his party also brought a number of specialist doctors to several medical personnel and medicines.

"We have started the health service since Thursday (7/8) and until yesterday (9/8)," he said, quoted from ANTARA, August 10.

Equitable health services are the commitment of the local government, which is carried out jointly with medical personnel.

"The push for Rattan Getah, Nagari Muaro Sungai Lolo, is a remote area that needs special handling in ensuring public health. That's why we carry out services together and spend the night at residents' homes for three days," explained Arma Putra.

A similar program, he continued, was previously also carried out at the Patomuan Sorongan, Nagari Muaro Sungai Lolo, which is also a remote area in Pasaman.

"We brought specialist doctors, midwives, nurses, and medicines. Then check the health, which is all free. If there are residents who must be given further treatment, they will immediately be given referrals to health facilities in stages," he said.

Head of Health Services at the Pasaman District Health Office, Monalisa, said that two specialist doctors were taken to the location, namely pediatricians and internal medicine.

"The number of people given health services is located at 152 people. On average, the most patients with cases of internal diseases. At the location we provide medicines according to cases of their illness," he said.

In addition to taking treatment, he said, education and counseling on health and a healthy lifestyle for the local community were also carried out.

"The details of patients who are carried out services for internal diseases are 95 people, 42 children, eight people for surgery, and seven people for obstetricity," he said.

Local governments, he said, continue to strive to improve health services to the public.

"Provision of health facilities to puskesmas, pustu, and midwives, every gang. Especially for remote areas and borders, services are carried out together as is currently being done," he said.