Lazismu Records Rp 6 Billion Raised for NTT Earthquake Emergency Programme

Following the earthquake in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), Muhammadiyah immediately mobilised resources from all elements within the Disaster Resilience Institute (LRB), commonly known as the Muhammadiyah Disaster Management Centre (MDMC), across various regions.

Through Circular Letter number 18/EDR/I.0/H/2026 dated 20 August 2026, the Central Leadership of Muhammadiyah instructed all mosques to conduct Friday prayer alms collections for humanitarian aid for the NTT earthquake disaster, which took place on Friday, 21 August 2026. Alhamdulillah, as of 3 September 2026, the funds collected totalled Rp 6,099,163,820, with Rp 3,455,958,814 already distributed to support Muhammadiyah’s humanitarian actions.

To support the earthquake response in NTT, Muhammadiyah deployed various clusters. In the health sector, a Type-1 Fixed Emergency Medical Team (EMT) consisting of 50 personnel was deployed. This EMT team, adhering to WHO standards, is working to establish a field hospital at the Dampek Health Centre in East Manggarai, which was destroyed by the earthquake. The Muhammadiyah EMT is working in collaboration with the Indonesian Ministry of Health and is scheduled to serve for 30 days starting from 17 August 202<0xE2><0x80><0x89>6.

In addition to the Type-1 Fixed EMT, healthcare services are also provided by a Mobile EMT targeting inaccessible displacement sites. This Mobile EMT team was deployed from various Muhammadiyah-Aisyiyah hospitals across Indonesia.

As of 3 September 2026, the Muhammadiyah EMT has recorded treating survivors including 85 infants, 229 toddlers, 266 children, 150 adolescents, 2,173 adults, 22 pregnant women, and 799 elderly patients.

Based on examinations at the field hospital, the highest distribution of diagnoses among survivors reported includes 437 cases of respiratory tract infections, 372 cases of muscle pain and aches, 233 cases of hypertension, 186 cases of abdominal discomfort or pain, and 153 cases of headaches and neck pain.

As of the time of this report, on Friday (4/9/2026), the President Director of Lazismu, Barry Adhitya, stated that the distribution of donations and Friday prayer alms will continue to support the ongoing response, rehabilitation, and reconstruction phases, as well as building community resilience.