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In early dawn Markus Masan Bali
had to wake up. This energic man of 29 years old is normally called
by his friends Markus. He is working at Lewotanah Ole auxilliary health
center. He has to rush to Tanah Lein village on foot in order to be
able to catch public transport to Rita Ebang, where the Subdistrict health
center is located. He had to walk for another 3 km to reach Tanah Lein
village. If he is late he has to wait for another day since public transport
going to the subdistrict capital is only once a day and is scheduled in early
morning. If it is an emergency he has to spend more to pay an expensive motorcycle taxi .
It is tiring indeed to take trip
from the Southern tip of Solor Island where Lewotanah Ole is situated
to Rita Ebang health center in West Solor. But that is the demand of
service responsibility that has to be done by Markus as a field health
worker.
As a health provider working in a
very remote area and far from subdistrict capital, Markus has to maintain
regular contact with the subdistrict health center. Aside from taking a stock
of medicines and vaccines, he also has to attend meetings and other
adminstrative works. This regular trip to subdistrict capital is just
part of his travels. His work in the villages and subvillages is another
story.
Fortunately after he gets HfA
motorcycle, he feels more facilitated and useful in carrying out his responsibilities
starting from visiting people in the villages,
visiting in-house patients, giving vaccination, disseminating
health service and health information in integrated community health
center, etc. As well as his regular works it also improves his contact
with the subdistrict health center. In short HfA motorcycle truly helps
smoothen his works.
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