Saturday, August 14, 2021

1) Papuans urged to display flags ahead of Independence day celebration


2) Mass vaccinations planned for residents of W Papua's Arfak Mountains  
3) KSP praises construction of referral hospital in Jayapura 
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1) Papuans urged to display flags ahead of Independence day celebration
  6 hours ago


Jayapura, Papua (ANTARA) - The Papua administration has urged residents and bureaucrats to join the celebration of Indonesia's 76th Independence Day by displaying the Red and White flag in front of their homes, shops, and offices.

They have also been encouraged to decorate their neighborhood areas with outdoor decorative flags, assistant to Papua provincial government's secretary for administrative affairs, Doren Wakerkwa, said here on Saturday.

Displaying the flag is meant to show the nation's respect for all the men and women who fought for independence, he said while reminding local residents of a circular letter, which has mandated hoisting the flag.

Despite the ongoing pandemic, the simplicity of celebrations is expected not to weaken the spirit of commemorating the country's Independence day, he said.

The Papua administration will still hold a flag-hoisting ceremony on August 17, 2021 at Jayapura city's State Building Dok V, but the number of attendants would be restricted, he disclosed.

ANTARA has reported that this year's Independence Day celebration will be held in Papua and West Papua a month after the House of Representatives (DPR) ratified the bill amending the Papua Special Autonomy Law No.21 of 2001.

The bill that the House members enacted during a plenary session on July 15, 2021 accommodates 18 revised chapters and two new chapters, according to head of the House's Special Committee for Amending the Papua Special Autonomy Law, Komarudin Watubun.

The enacted bill has accommodated the need to regulate the privileges of indigenous Papuans in the political, education, health, labor, and economic sectors, as well as to support customary communities, he said.

It offers more room to native Papuans to get involved in politics and in such organizations as the Papuan People's Assembly (MRP) and Papua legislative councils (DPRK) in districts/cities.

At least 250 seats will now be reserved for native Papuans in district- and city-level Papua legislative councils (DPRK), Watubun disclosed. At the same time, 30 percent of the DPRK seats will be reserved for native Papuan women, he added.

In response to the enactment of the bill, Jayapura city government's secretary, Frans Pekey, recently said that the renewed Papua special autonomy law will help local governments in Papua to fulfill the basic rights of customary law communities in the province.

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Reporter: Hendrina DK, Rahmad Nasution
Editor: Sri Haryati


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2) Mass vaccinations planned for residents of W Papua's Arfak Mountains  
6 hours ago

Manokwari, W Papua (ANTARA) - West Papua province's COVID-19 task force is planning to start mass vaccinations for the residents of Arfak Mountains district by involving vaccinators from the government, the Indonesian Military (TNI), and the National Police.

In Manokwari on Saturday, West Papua Governor Dominggus Mandacan said the provincial government has scheduled mass COVID-19 vaccinations in the district.

"The involvement of vaccinators from the TNI and the police in the mass vaccination in Arfak Mountains district has been stated in the governor's instructions regarding the extension of level 3 and 2 public activity restrictions (PPKM) until August 23," he said.

Mandacan, who is also head of the West Papua COVID-19 task force, said he will soon call the district head of the Arfak Mountains, Yosias Saroy, to coordinate the implementation of mass vaccinations in the area.

"I will call the district head of the Arfak Mountains to prepare for the COVID-19 mass vaccinations. The district head is also expected to coordinate with the local police," he said.

Vaccination coverage has reached 32.9 percent of the target in West Papua. However, the vaccination rate in the Arfak Mountains district is still very low compared to the other 13 districts and cities in the province, he noted.

"We must move to build herd immunity in this province in all districts and cities. We will ensure that by the end of August, 50 percent of the targeted 70 percent West Papua population is vaccinated against COVID-19," the governor added.

To stem the spread of COVID-19 and build herd immunity, the Indonesian government has rolled out a nationwide vaccination program since January 13, 2021. President Joko Widodo was the first vaccine recipient in the country.

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Reporter: Hans Arnold, Raka Adji
Editor: Sri Haryati


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3) KSP praises construction of referral hospital in Jayapura 
 10 hours ago

Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Executive Office of the President's (KSP's) Monitoring and Evaluation Team commended the construction of the Jayapura Regional Hospital named as the national referral hospital for the eastern Indonesian region to treat COVID-19 patients.

"The initiative to improve healthcare infrastructure is an important aspect to ensure public health, for which the hospital's construction should be accelerated to prevent any hindrance to healthcare services," an expert staff of KSP Rini S. Modouw, noted in her press statement here on Saturday while reporting on the team's recent visit to the hospital site on Friday (Aug 13).

Modouw remarked that apart from constructing the hospital building, health workers, including medical specialists, nurses, and other assistants, should also be readied while highlighting the office's assistance to push the relevant authority fulfilling the health workers' vacancy in the region.

The President's staff office will put forward the Papuan authority's request for healthcare workers to the Home Affairs Ministry and Health Ministry, she stated.

Earlier, Director of the Jayapura Regional Hospital Aloysius Giay had admitted to his hospital being overwhelmed to treat COVID-19 patients, especially during a surge in the number of COVID-19 positive cases three weeks ago.

He cited the disproportionate health worker-to-patient ratio at the hospital as the chief factor behind its inability to handle the influx in cases despite the situation having improved in weeks and the health workers currently no longer being overloaded.

The Jayapura Regional Hospital is the main referral hospital to treat COVID-19 patients in Papua Province. Health Minister's Decision No. 390 of 2014 stipulates that the hospital was named one of the 14 national referral hospitals.

Hospital administrators are expediting the construction of VIP inpatient rooms and a cardiology building this year, with the plan for a mother and childcare building and a trauma centre to commence next year. The hospital construction project is expected to be completed in 2024, Giay noted.

After the new regional leadership emerged, construction of the Jayapura Regional Hospital continued after an eight-year delay. The COVID-19 pandemic further stressed the urgency to complete the construction soon, Giay remarked.

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Reporter: Rangga Pandu, Nabil Ihsan
Editor: Sri Haryati


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