Jamsostek covers dengue sufferers

Jamsostek covers dengue sufferers

JAKARTA: State-owned PT Jamsostek will cover the medical cost
of workers and their families infected by dengue fever since the
epidemic was declared a national disaster.

Workers registered with Jamsostek and their family members
suffering from the sometimes fatal ailment would be allowed to
stay in second class rooms at state-run hospitals or third class
in private hospitals.

"Workers are required to show only their membership cards in
Jamsostek and they are free to enter any hospitals in the areas
where they reside," Jamsostek president Achmad Djunaidi said here
on Thursday.

He explained that many workers and their families had been
infected with the mosquito-borne disease, but many were rejected
by hospitals for lack of money or insurance.

"Hospitals should not reject dengue patients who are members
of Jamsostek because their medical costs will be fully covered by
our company," he said. --JP