Merauke, Jubi – Since the tidal flood hit residential and agricultural land in the Waan District, Merauke Regency, South Papua Province in mid-January 2023, vomiting and diarrhea in children have been reported.
From information gathered by Jubi, residents of Kladar Village in Waan District complained about the absence of health workers at the local health center. Many children in the village are reportedly suffering from vomiting. There have even been fatalities.
Head of the Merauke Health Office Nevile Muskita admitted that most of the health workers were in Merauke City when stomach flu started to occur in Waan. Therefore, the health office has yet to receive detailed information about the case.
“I have ordered health workers to immediately return to Waan and work immediately. I also called the head of the Waan Health Center yesterday and found out that he was in Merauke City as well. I asked him to go to Waan tomorrow,” said Nevile on Monday, January 30, 2023.
Nevile explained that the presence of health workers in Merauke City is related to the distribution of Health Operational Assistance (BOK) for health centers in 2023.
Flooding in Waan District occurs due to the rise in sea level caused by tidal surges. The disaster occurs almost every year in the Waan area.
As a result of the tidal floods, residential areas and farmlands belonging to the community are submerged in water. This year, flooding in Waan District reportedly hit six villages, including Kladar, Sabon and Tor. (*)
Jayapura, Jubi – The body of First Pvt. Ferdian Dwi Sukma, a personnel of the 143/Tri Wira Eka Jaya Infantry Battalion, was found dead in Digoel River, Bintang Mountains Regency, Central Papua Province. The body was evacuated to Jayapura City on Monday, January 30, 2023.
Meanwhile, three members of the Bintang Mountains Police who were also swept away in the Digoel River have not been found.
Papua Police spokesperson Sr. Comr. Ignatius Benny Ady Prabowo said the body of Ferdian Dwi Sukma was evacuated using a helicopter, the Heli Bell 142 EP-HA 5185 piloted by Maj. Capt. M Iqbal.
“After arriving in Sentani, the body will be taken to Marthen Indey Hospital for an autopsy,” Benny said in Jayapura City on Monday.
According to Benny, Ferdian’s body will be flown to his hometown in Klaten Regency, Central Java Province, on Tuesday, January 31, 2023.
Previously on Saturday, at around 11.20 a.m. Papua time, Ferdian and three other members of the Bintang Mountains Police fell into the Digoel River while crossing a suspension bridge in Iwur District. The three policemen who went missing are First Brig. Yohanes Matheus, Second Brig. Risman Rahman, and Second Brig. Stevan Randongkir.
When asked about the search for the three policemen, Benny said that the Idonesian Military (TNI) and Police, as well as the community were still looking for them. The search is conducted by combing the banks of the Digoel River, assisted by drones and boats.
"We urge the government to immediately prepare a road map for improving the cadre of Papuan civil servants, such as by increasing (the number of) echelon I and echelon II (officers)," MPR RI Speaker Bambang Soesatyo said here on Tuesday.
He made the statement after attending a meeting between the MPR RI, Forum for Communication and Aspirations of the MPR RI for Papua (MPR RI For Papua), and the Coordinating Ministry for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs at the ministry’s headquarters.
In addition to improving the cadres of Papuan civil servants, Soesatyo said that the MPR has also urged the government to take firm action to handle security issues in Papua.
Furthermore, the MPR has asked the government to intensify the dissemination of information on the implementation of the regional autonomy policy and the Special Autonomy (Otsus) Fund in Papua.
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On the same occasion, Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs, Mahfud MD, said that the meeting also discussed the development of Papua following the issuance of Law Number 2 of 2021 concerning Special Autonomy for Papua Province.
“We talked about some short-term issues (in Papua), such as the preparation of government infrastructure, the development of the new autonomous region (DOBs), and the preparation for the general elections in the four DOBs simultaneously with the other (provinces) in 2024,” he informed.
The four DOBs are Central Papua, South Papua, Highland Papua, and Southwest Papua provinces.
The laws for the establishment of the first three new provinces were ratified by the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR RI) on July 25, 2022, while the law for the establishment of the fourth province was passed on November 17, 2022.
The coordinating minister further said that several long-term issues regarding the development of Papua, including education issues, were also discussed at the meeting.
“We have agreed that we will have a more comprehensive meeting in the next two weeks,” he informed.
In addition to Soesatyo and Mahfud, Deputy Speaker of MPR RI, Fadel Muhammad, and chairperson of the MPR For Papua, Yorrys Raweyai, also attended the meeting.
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