Companies donate to refugees

Wed, 22 Sep 1999, 00:00 WIB | Source: JP

JAKARTA (JP): Two pharmaceutical companies in Jakarta donated
20,000 bottles of intravenous solution and 4,400 IVs worth Rp 260
million (US$32,500) to hospitals in East Nusa Tenggara to help
meet the medical needs of refugees from East Timor.

PT Otsuka Indonesia and PT Widara Bhakti provided the medical
supplies for at least 60,000 East Timor refugees in the province
who need medical treatment. It will be delivered by the
Indonesian Navy and Air Force within the week.

President of Otsuka Indonesia Kiyoshi Fukai and director of
Widara Bhakti Budi Prasetio said they would donate more medical
aid if necessary to East Timorese refugees.

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