MoSA Evacuates 5 Residents Affected by Chronic Diseases

Kaur (July 13, 2022) - Following up on the viral news about 5 residents affected by chronic diseases in Kaur Regency, Bengkulu Province, the Minister of Social Affairs immediately dispatched the Director General and the Secretary General of Social Rehabilitation to see the condition of Social Welfare Service Recipients (PPKS) to provide health services and ATENSI to the 5 PPKS.

The Secretary of Social Rehabilitation Directorate Salahudin Yahya met directly with the Regent of Kaur Lismidianti and Deputy Regent Herlian Muchrum to follow up on 5 residents suffering from chronic diseases and explain the work program in MoSA in Kaur Regency, Bengkulu Province.

Also present at the meeting were the Rostika Disaster Victims and Emergency Directorate, Rini Elderly Directorate, Kaur Regional Government Secretary Ersan Safiri, Kaur Social Office Head Nova, Kaur Health Office Head Darmawansayah, Kaur Hospital Director Leppi Agung Wahyudi, "Dharma Guna" Center Bengkulu Social Counselor Kartika Ari Pratama, Kaur District Social Worker Zulman and staff in Kaur District government.

The results of the meeting discussed the handling of social problems in Kaur Regency and the Dissemination of Work Programs in MoSA regarding ATENSI program. MoSA can assist if there is a complete and clear assessment so that it can provide direct assistance to PPKS.

Salahudin Yahya and his team headed to Kaur General Hospital to directly visit PPKS who had been treated at Kaur General Hospital. In a meeting with the PPKS family in the meeting room of Kaur Regional Hospital, ATENSI program was also symbolically handed over to PPKS.

The team then immediately brought 3 people to be referred to M. Yunus Bengkulu general hospital and met directly with the Director General of Social Rehabilitation, Pepen Nazaruddin, and confirmed the condition of PPKS to immediately get treatment at the hospital.

The head of "Dharma Guna" Center Bengkulu, Syam Wuryani, expressed her gratitude for the visit of the Secretary-General and the Director General of Social Rehabilitation in the follow-up to the evacuation of 5 residents suffering from chronic diseases in Kaur Regency, Bengkulu Province.