SENTUL, BOGOR (February 20th 2020) - Under the heavy rain,
the Minister of Social Affairs Juliari P. Batubara has fueled the enthusiasm of
the Disaster
Preparedness Cadets (Tagana) to continue
working to help disaster victims in Indonesia.
"I
am proud to see the training preparations being carried out because this is not
all for us. You are the chosen ones to take part in this training. With more
preparedness, supported by the Ministry of Social Affairs work partners, I am sure that more lives will be saved," said the
Minister of Social Affairs when visiting the location of the Disaster
Preparedness Cadets Training at Tagana Center,
Sentul, Thursday (20/2).
In
addition to providing treatment for disaster victims, the Minister of Social
Affairs appealed to Disaster Preparedness Cadets to equip themselves with health management.
"When
disaster strikes, the Ministry of Social Affairs is more focused on handling
victims. Its preparedness is, of course, how in disaster conditions, our
officers can be skilled at preventing more casualties or preventing more severe
casualties," said the Ministry of Social Affairs.
Upon arrival at the location, the Minister of Social Affairs immediately checked the health service posts that had been prepared by the Disaster Preparedness Cadets. In fact, Ministry of Social Affairs immediately conducted health tests conducted by Disaster Preparedness Cadets, ranging from blood pressure checks, weight and height checks, to cholesterol checks.
Disaster Preparedness Cadets were provided with the training for the field of
Volunteer Health Management. The existence of volunteer health posts is the
output of the training obtained by Disaster Preparedness Cadets, as well as a form of Disaster Preparedness Cadets being able to lead and manage the health sector, or at
least as provisions for themselves and fellow Disaster
Preparedness Cadets, considering that there
are often limited numbers of medical personnel in the field.