For decades, discussions about West Papua have often focused on politics, identity, and the region’s unique cultural landscape. Far less attention has been given to one of the most significant … Continue Reading Health in West Papua: A Positive Chapter in Indonesia’s Development Story
West Papua (the provinces historically known as Papua and West Papua and, since 2022, administratively expanded into several new provinces) has long been shorthand for “hard-to-reach” in Indonesia’s health planning. … Continue Reading West Papua’s Health Turnaround: How Coverage, Clinics, and Community Programs Are Moving the Needle
West Papua, a province located in the easternmost part of Indonesia, is known for its stunning biodiversity, cultural richness, and vast natural resources. Yet, for decades, the region faced significant … Continue Reading Building a Healthier Future: How West Papua is Transforming Its Healthcare System
West Papua, one of Indonesia’s most remote provinces, is witnessing a quiet revolution in public health infrastructure. Once plagued by under-resourced clinics and difficult access, the province is now seeing … Continue Reading Building the Foundations: West Papua’s Health Facilities Development
Free West Papua Separatist Terrorist Group killed innocent medical personnel in Papua Jakarta, September 16, 2021 Head of the Bureau of Communication and Community Services, Ministry of Health, drg. Widyawati, … Continue Reading Ministry of Health Condolences for the Death of Medical Personnel in Papua
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – The cumulative number of cases of people with Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome or HIV/AIDS has increased to 2,540 cases in Marauke. Previously, in 2020 there … Continue Reading HIV / AIDS Cases in Merauke Papua Continue to Increase
Sorong, West Papua (ANTARA) – PT Pelni’s ship KM Sirimau has officially operated as floating COVID-19 quarantine center, after being inaugurated by Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi and Sorong Mayor Lambert Jitmau on Tuesday. … Continue Reading Sorong City’s floating COVID-19 isolation center becomes operational
Vaccine stocks for Papua Jakarta (ANTARA) – Indonesia’s Health Ministry has secured the availability of COVID-19 vaccine doses in Papua Province before this year’s PON National Games, according to a … Continue Reading Govt guarantees vaccine stocks for Papua before PON National Games
Clean water in Yahukimo Kurima, Papua (ANTARA) – Several Indonesian army personnel recently shared and transferred knowledge on building a simple water purification device with residents of Kurima Sub-district, Yahukimo … Continue Reading Army in Yahukimo help locals get access to clean water
Medical Team to Help Refugees By: Makawaru da Cunha I PAPUAinside. com, JAYAPURA – The Papua Provincial Government (Pemprov) sent a Recovery Team and Medical Team to help refugees in … Continue Reading Papua Provincial Government Sends a Medical Team to Help Refugees in Intan Jaya
Mobile health service in Papua Tembagapura, Papua (ANTARA) – Several personnel from the 756/WMS Infantry Battalion’s security task force offered a mobile health service to people residing in Beanekogom Village, … Continue Reading Soldiers offer mobile health service to Papuans in Tembagapura
COVID-19 serious threats in Papua Jayapura, Papua (ANTARA) – The Papua provincial government’s COVID-19 Task Force disclosed that novel coronavirus disease keeps posing serious threats to residents in 22 of … Continue Reading COVID-19 keeps posing serious threats to Papua: task force
COVID-19 in Mimika Papua Jayapura, Papua (ANTARA) – At least 246 students in Mimika district, Papua province, have tested positive for the novel coronavirus disease since the Indonesian government officially … Continue Reading 246 students in Papua’s Mimika contract COVID-19: task force
Papua’s COVID-19 Jayapura, Papua (ANTARA) – With 68 more patients recovering from coronavirus infections in Papua in a span of 24 hours ending Tuesday, the number of recoveries in the … Continue Reading Papua’s COVID-19 recovery rate improves
the Proud Papua Program Jayapura (ANTARA) – Until mid-November 2020, the Papua Provincial Government has realized social assistance through the Papua Prosperous (Proud) Papua Generation and Family Building Program amounting … Continue Reading Realization of assistance from the Proud Papua Program Rp. 121.5 billion
Ramela Muara Tami Hospital Jayapura, Jubi – The Government of Jayapura City, Papua Province has inaugurated the Ramela Muara Tami Hospital, Thursday (12/11/2020), to help provide health services for residents … Continue Reading The Jayapura City Government inaugurated the Ramela Muara Tami Hospital