Districts need doctors

Districts need doctors

PALANGKARAYA, Central Kalimantan: Two districts located along
the Katingan river in Kotawaringin Timur regency are in dire need
of doctors and medical service.

Antara reported yesterday that residents of the Katingan Hulu
and Marikit districts had to travel to other areas, cruising the
river which is dotted with rapids in order to find doctors.

Nurse Gustini, chief of the Tembang Hiran community health
center in Marikit said the center has faced difficulty in
handling people with serious illnesses because there have been no
permanent doctors for the past 10 years.

Doctors from the provincial health office visit the areas only
once a year, she added. (par)