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Thu, 11/26/2009 - 17:10
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PLAN INDONESIA TREATED 3,000 W SUMATRA QUAKE VICTIMS
Pariaman, W Sumatra, Indonesia, Nov 26 (ANTARA) - Non-governmental organization Plan Indonesia has since October 15 given medical treatment to about 3,000 victims of the magnitude 7.9 earthquake in Pariaman city, West Sumatra, its spokesman said.
Most of the quake victims hailed from North Pariaman and South Pariaman subdistricts, project manager of the NGO's West Sumatra Earthquake Response Djunaidi Sari Purnawan said on Thursday.
To be terminated on November 30, the activity was a manifestation of the NGO's empathy for the quake victims during the emergency response period, he said.
Under the program , carried out in association with the Indonesian Red Crescent, Plan Indonesia fielded two medical teams which operated door-to-door on a daily basis, he said.
Each of the teams was made up of a physician, two nurses, a pharmacist, and a paramedic, he said.
"Up to now the two teams have treated about 3,000 quake victims. Most of them, or 25 percent of the total, were children," he said.
He said most of the quake-affected children suffered from upper tract respiratory infections and diarrhea , while the majority of adults suffered from mental stress and hypertension.
Pariaman is one of the areas in West Sumatra that bore the brunt of the massive quake which killed at least 1,195 people and injured thousands of others.
West Sumatra Deputy Governor Marlis Rahman said recently the quake and subsequent landslides that devastated the province on September 30 had caused material losses estimated at a total of Rp21.58 trillion.
Most, or 74 percent, of the losses were incurred by residents whose homes were damaged or destroyed, he said.
The figure was based on the results of a final verification which put the number of damaged houses at 249,833, he said. ***
Most of the quake victims hailed from North Pariaman and South Pariaman subdistricts, project manager of the NGO's West Sumatra Earthquake Response Djunaidi Sari Purnawan said on Thursday.
To be terminated on November 30, the activity was a manifestation of the NGO's empathy for the quake victims during the emergency response period, he said.
Under the program , carried out in association with the Indonesian Red Crescent, Plan Indonesia fielded two medical teams which operated door-to-door on a daily basis, he said.
Each of the teams was made up of a physician, two nurses, a pharmacist, and a paramedic, he said.
"Up to now the two teams have treated about 3,000 quake victims. Most of them, or 25 percent of the total, were children," he said.
He said most of the quake-affected children suffered from upper tract respiratory infections and diarrhea , while the majority of adults suffered from mental stress and hypertension.
Pariaman is one of the areas in West Sumatra that bore the brunt of the massive quake which killed at least 1,195 people and injured thousands of others.
West Sumatra Deputy Governor Marlis Rahman said recently the quake and subsequent landslides that devastated the province on September 30 had caused material losses estimated at a total of Rp21.58 trillion.
Most, or 74 percent, of the losses were incurred by residents whose homes were damaged or destroyed, he said.
The figure was based on the results of a final verification which put the number of damaged houses at 249,833, he said. ***
