Karachi: Following relief assistance delivered to Pakistan on September 26, 2022 by Indonesian Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Social Affairs and Head of Indonesian National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB), Government of Republic of Indonesia reaffirms its commitment to assist Pakistan in managing impacts of flood-disaster by sending medical team to Pakistan and other logistics.

Garuda Indonesia Airways with flight landed at Jinnah International Airport bringing Indonesian medical team and another logistics weighing 32 tonnes. Medical team consists of 29 medical personnel ranging from doctors, nurses, nutritionists and midwives, including dermatologists, pediatricians, nutritionists, and pharmacists. Logistics also comprise medicine packages.

Medical team was welcomed by Indonesian Consul General in Karachi, Dr. June Kuncoro Hadiningrat, along with Minister of Social Welfare Department of Sindh, Muhammad Sajid Jokhio, representatives from NDMA and Sindh Ministry of Health.

Indonesian Consulate General, Indonesian Disaster Management Agency and Indonesian Embassy in Islamabad have been in close coordination with MDNA and Sindh Ministry of Health for deployment of Indonesian medical team in Mirpurkhas district and Bin Qasim tent city in Malir district Karachi for one month service.

Indonesian delegation that accompanied delivery of humanitarian assistance led by Deputy of Logistics and Equipment from Indonesian Disaster Management Agency Zaherman Muabezi with medical team members coming of Ministry of Health, Armed Forces, Police, Andalas University and Muhammadiyah Disaster Management Centre.

 This humanitarian work is follow-up to directive from President of Republic of Indonesia Joko Widodo for Indonesia to help Pakistani people facing calamity of flood disaster.

Published in The Daily National Courier, October, 08 2022

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