JAKARTA - Public health is one of the main concerns after the flood disaster hit a number of areas.
The flooded environment, limited access to clean water, and inadequate living conditions make the affected residents vulnerable to various health problems, ranging from skin diseases, respiratory tract infections, to digestive disorders. In emergency situations like this, disease prevention efforts are just as important as treatment.
The Ministry of Health (Kemenkes) emphasized that post-disaster health management does not only focus on providing medicines. Hygiene kits and emergency kits also have a crucial role in protecting people from the risk of disease due to poor sanitation and the post-flood environment.
"Health logistics is not only medicines. Hygiene kits and emergency kits are key to preventing diseases that arise due to sanitation and unhealthy environments after disasters," said the Head of the Health Crisis Center at the Ministry of Health, Agus Jamaludin, as quoted by ANTARA.
The statement was made by Agus after the Ministry of Health distributed health logistics assistance to a number of areas affected by floods and landslides, namely Aceh, North Sumatra, and West Sumatra.
The assistance sent was not only in the form of medicines, but also hygiene supplies and emergency packages as a preventive measure to maintain public health.
He emphasized that a comprehensive approach to post-disaster health responses is needed so that the handling is not only curative, but also preventive.
Based on the Report on the Handling of Flood and Landslide Disaster in Aceh, North Sumatra, and West Sumatra as of December 15, 2025 at 22.00 WIB, the distribution of assistance in Aceh Province has been carried out since the end of November to December 2025.
Medicines are distributed to a number of areas, including Central Aceh, Pidie Jaya, Bireuen, Gayo Lues, East Aceh, Langsa, and Aceh Tamiang with the amount adjusted to the needs of each region.
In addition to medicines, the Ministry of Health has also distributed Supplementary Food (PMT) for infants and pregnant women to various districts and cities in Aceh, including Central Aceh, Pidie Jaya, Gayo Lues, Bener Meriah, Lhokseumawe, North Aceh, Pidie, and Aceh Besar.
Aceh also received special health equipment in the form of 20 oxygen concentrators which were distributed to Central Aceh and Bener Meriah. In addition, the Ministry of Health distributed 35 emergency medical team (EMT) packages, 50 emergency kits, and 50 family hygiene kits through the Aceh Provincial Health Service and the Health Surveillance and Quarantine Directorate.
Meanwhile, in North Sumatra Province, the distribution of assistance is carried out through cooperation between the Ministry of Health, Provincial Health Office, Regional Hospital Association (ARSADA), and Halodoc. The assistance distributed includes PMT for toddlers and pregnant women, surgical masks, non-sterile gloves, and Biosat Serum ATS to a number of areas such as Sibolga and Central Tapanuli.
The North Sumatra Provincial Health Office also distributed hygiene supplies, medicines, and PMT for pregnant women and toddlers to the South Tapanuli, Padang Sidempuan, Langkat, Sibolga, Central Tapanuli, Mandailing Natal, and Serdang Bedagai regions. Additional support came from various institutions, including Dompet Dhuafa, Halodoc, and ARSADA.
In West Sumatra Province, the Ministry of Health distributed dozens of basic health service drug packages to Padang Pariaman Regency, South Coast, Padang City, and Solok. Distribution of this assistance took place from the end of November to December 2025, including to support the health services of volunteers in the field.
Agus hopes that with the completeness of health logistics, the risk of post-disaster disease can be suppressed and health services for affected communities continue to run well.
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