Arriving At The North Gaza Indonesian Hospital, The MER-C Medical Volunteers Will Be On Duty For 1 Month

Chairman of the Presidium Medical Emergency Rescue Committee (MER-C) Sarbini Abdul Murad at a press conference in Jakarta, Monday (12/8/2024). ANTARA/Nabil Ihsan.

JAKARTA - Medical Emergency Rescue Committee (MER-C) medical volunteer organizations ensure that a number of their medical volunteers arrive safely at the Indonesian Hospital (RS) in Bait Lahiya, North Gaza, Palestine.

Chairman of the MER-C Presidium Sarbini Abdul Murad said they would serve for one month there.

"By the will of Allah SWT, our volunteers and doctors managed to enter the Indonesian Hospital on August 9 yesterday. This is a very extraordinary thing for them," he said at a press conference, Monday, August 12, which was confiscated by Antara.

Sarbini explained that the 7 volunteers who are members of the 5th MER-C Emergency Medical Team (EMT) group will work at the Indonesian Hospital to assist medical services for victims of Israeli aggression and monitor hospital conditions.

The volunteer team arrived in North Gaza by joining the World Health Organization (WHO) convoy and had to pass through not a few Israeli checkpoints, which forced the usual 40-minute trip to take nearly 6 hours.

"Frankly, I am very happy because this Indonesian doctor can enter North Gaza and work at the Indonesian Hospital even with all his limitations," said Sarbini.

He stated, with the entry of the 5th EMT volunteers in Gaza, the number of MER-C volunteers currently in the area reached 9 people consisting of five medical volunteers, three non-medical volunteers, and one connecting staff between the MER-C team and other agencies.

Sarbini also ensured that his party would continue to coordinate with the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in informing the condition and safety of the MER-C volunteers on duty in Gaza.

Meanwhile, the volunteers and leaders of the 5th EMT MER-C squad, dr. Dany Kurniadi Ramdhan Sp.BS, stated that upon arrival at RS Indonesia on August 9, the medical team immediately struggled to help victims of the Israeli attack.

"Our arrival was welcomed by several victims of the bombing, one of which was a dead baby patient, and 4 people who were traumatized," said Dany.

The neurosurgeon also admitted that he had met the director of the Indonesian Hospital, dr. Marwan Al-Sultan on August 10 to introduce the 5th EMT member of the MER-C and discuss the current conditions and work plans at the hospital.