Jakartans' life expectancy highest

Jakartans' life expectancy highest

JAKARTA (JP): The life expectancy of Jakartans has become the
nation's highest in this sixth Five-Year Development Plan
(Repelita), Governor Surjadi Soedirdja has said.

The governor disclosed this fact when he officially ran the
first operation of the city-donated radiology equipment unit at
the Jakarta Islamic Hospital over the weekend, Antara reported
Saturday.

"The life expectancy of men in Jakarta is 69 and women 71,
while the average national life expectancy is just 63," he said.
"In the last Repelita, Jakartans' life expectancy was only the
second highest to Yogyakartans. That's because Yogyakartans lead
a relatively more peaceful life"

He attributed the increase of Jakartans' life expectancy to
the city's significant improvement of its health facilities as
well as the improvement of its social economic welfare.

"Keep staying healthy by consuming balanced and nutritious
food, doing some exercises, quitting smoking and drinking
alcoholic beverages," Surjadi said.

He expressed hopes that every health center in Jakarta from
small local clinics to big hospitals give equal treatment to all
of their patients, regardless of their social status.

The Jakarta Islamic Hospital's head, HA Sanusi hoped that with
its newly-granted radiology unit, the hospital would be able to
provide quicker service to its patients.

He said the hospital has already allocated Rp 500 million
(US$217,391) for its annual social programs, such as providing
free harelips and cataract surgery. (26)