Refleksi :FPI dan konco-konco yang suka mengembik keras dan orbara abrik sana sini, seharusnya pada hari-hari pertama mereka sudah terjun membantu korban, tetapi dimana mereka?
http://thejakartaglobe.com/home/lack-of-personnel-funds-and-cooperation-slows-quake-relief-to-worst-hit-areas/328133 September 05, 2009 Nurfika Osman & Fidelis E. Satriastanti Lack of Personnel, Funds and Cooperation Slows Quake Relief to Worst-Hit Areas Relief aid sent to 10 affected districts and towns in West and Central Java following Wednesday's deadly 7.3-magnitude earthquake has not reached those most in need, an aid organization said. Muhammad Djazuli Ambari, the secretary general of the Indonesian Red Cross (PMI), said on Friday that a lack of personnel to distribute the emergency assistance and funds was hampering relief efforts. "We lack the personnel to distribute the aid as well as money to buy medicine and food items," Djazuli said, adding that the PMI had sent medical teams to several affected districts. Djazuli also said the main obstacle to the quick dispersal of aid was the lack of cooperation between different institutions and governmental organizations. "We need to work together," he said, "so that we can reach all the victims, especially those who need it the most." Djazuli also said his organization was still looking for third parties to assist in its humanitarian relief efforts but had yet to receive any concrete commitments. "We have reached Garut, Ciamis, Tasikmalaya, Sukabumi, Bandung and Bogor, but we have not reached Cianjur, the worst-hit district," he said, adding that a PMI team was expected to arrive in the district by Friday. Besides distributing medical assistance and food, Djazuli said the PMI had already deployed a mobile kitchen to Sukabumi, which would begin operating in Cianjur later on Friday. Djazuli said a lack of clean water was already becoming an issue for refugees and cases of diarrhea were expected to increase accordingly. West Java's Tasikmalaya and Cianjur were the worst-hit districts with the number of displaced people now standing at about 25,250, according to figures from the National Disaster Mitigation Agency. The displaced have been living in shelters since the earthquake struck. Separately, Hendry Hidayatullah, the head of Medical Emergency Rescue Committee, said he had deployed two medical teams consisting of three doctors each to Tasikmalaya and Cianjur. He said that the Tasikmalaya team was collaborating with the district government and the Suryalaya Islamic boarding school to distribute aid. He added that the second team arrived on Friday afternoon in Cicangkareng, a village in the Cianjur area. Echoing Djazuli, he said that more personnel and greater cooperation were needed to help the victims living in shelters. "We need more people working together to make sure the aid is distributed in a timely manner," Hidayatullah said. Rustam Pakaya, head of the Health Ministry's Crisis Center, said that the Jakarta-based center had sent tons of food items and medicine to affected areas. He also said that the ministry had allocated Rp 150 million ($15,000) for the relief efforts. "The situation with the victims is so far under control," Pakaya told the Jakarta Globe from Tasikmalaya. "We are trying our best to make sure everyone gets what they need." The Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi), meanwhile, urged the government to implement quake preparedness programs and improve its emergency response as the country was prone to natural disasters. Walhi executive director Berry Nahdian Furqon said the lack of preparedness was demonstrated by the panic the earthquake caused in Jakarta, which led to 18 people suffering minor injuries. Priyadi Kardono, from the National Disaster Management Agency, agreed, saying the public was still not well informed about how to respond to earthquakes.
