More poor families in Jakarta

More poor families in Jakarta

From Sinar Pagi

The protracted economic crisis has affected all areas of life and has resulted in an increase in the number of poor families in West Jakarta. This economic crisis has left poor people unable to obtain access to family planning and health programs. This assertion is contained in a report by the deputy municipality head of West Jakarta, H. Petra Lumbin.

What Mr. Lumbin illustrated is concerned only with the family planning and health programs. The fact is the poor are concerned only with how to survive. Nothing else concerns them, not even the future. They are concerned only how to keep body and soul together today.

Therefore, our leaders and political elite must stop debating. People are in great need and require assistance. The economic system must be restored so more employment opportunities will be available. Only then will the poor think about joining family planning and health programs.

JHONI TAMARA

Jakarta