By: Arifin *)
Indonesian Hospital in Gaza, Palestine, covering an area of 16 261 m2 was located in the area of Bayt Lahiya, North Gaza initiated by the Medical Emergency Rescue Committee (MER – C), ready to operate in the near future. Soft Launching been carried out in Gaza on June 15 2015, quoted by Kompas.com.
Head Presidium of MER – C, Henry Hidayatullah explained, this hospital is devoted to the traumatology and rehabilitation, which handling the injured patients who were encountered when war occurs.
Named Hospital of Indonesia because the entire development funds to procurement of medical equipment comes from donations, people of Indonesia, which reached IDR 120 billion. Not only funds, ranging from the idea, architects, and technical workers at Hospital of Indonesia is also an Indonesian volunteers in the Gaza Strip.
“We raise funds of about 5 years. Tremendous contribution in Ramadan last year. The fund could reach IDR 200 million per day in the form of coins. Indonesia extraordinary public awareness, “said Henry.
The hospital has been equipped with a CT Scan (Computed Tomography Scanner) 128 Slices brand Siemens, with the most modern technology and the operation lamp that could be used for ” teleconference ” (conference call), equipped with 100 beds and a 10 bed ICU (Intensive Care Unit) and four operating rooms, cited tempo.co.
Meanwhile, the members of the Presidium of the MER – C Indonesia dr Joserizal Journalists, Sp.OT, said, RS Indonesia Gaza, given as a gift from the people of Indonesia to the Palestinians, cited Republika.co.id.
As reported Tempo.co, builders Hospital of Indonesia in Gaza came from Indonesia humanitarian aid mission team that brought relief drugs from the government and people of Indonesia for the residents of Gaza, Palestine, late 2008 to early 2009, led by Rustam S. Pakaya, who was Head of crisis Management (PPK) of the Ministry of Health and Director of Middle East Affairs Department of Foreign Affairs Aidil, Chandra Salim.
In the process, then the MER – C Indonesia to raise funds from the public until finally materialized Hospital of Indonesia in Gaza, which is located in Bayt Lahiya, North Gaza.
*) The Author is Jakarta Regional Contributors