East Java Governor Departs Unair Floating Hospital Cruise To Madura

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SURABAYA - East Java Governor Khofifah Indar Parawansa dispatched the Ksatria Airlangga Floating Hospital (RST) to carry out a health service and community service mission to the Madura Islands region. he said on the sidelines of the departure of the RST Ksatria Airlangga ship in Muara Kali Mas, Tanjung Perak, Surabaya as reported by Antara, Saturday, May 14. RST Ksatria Airlangga is a floating hospital owned by Universitas Airlangga (Unair) with the mission of providing health services and community service to remote areas. in the Indonesian archipelago. Since its first sail in 2017, RST Ksatria Airlangga has sailed to a number of small islands in the country. This ship is equipped with state-of-the-art medical equipment that is equivalent to hospital equipment in general. The mission lasts from May 14, 2022 to July 10, 2022 this is the 63rd and will visit islands in Sumenep, such as Gili Raja Island, Gili Genting, Gili Iyang, Sapudi, Raas, Sapeken, Throughout, Sakala, Pagerungan Besar, and Pagerungan Kecil. Khofifah.

Khofifah said that in building an even distribution of welfare, one of them can be done by building good connectivity between islands so as to facilitate public services. Meanwhile, the governor also invited the "Community Development" team to work with related OPDs as an effort to empower communities in the islands. For example, he said, building partnerships with the East Java Fisheries and Marine Service related to fish and marine cultivation in archipelagic areas as well as for the empowerment of fishermen. "We hope that among all equalization programs based on local potential sectors, plus a team from this health service, we can build synergy together," he said. Meanwhile, Director of RST Ksatria Airlangga Dr. Agus Harianto said that the mission so far has been the calling of the alumni of the Unair Campus. “So far, there have been 62 missions of RST Ksatria Airlangga and in this year around 20 remote islands have been reached. The Airlangga hymn has given all of us the strength until now to continue sailing with all the existing conditions," he said.