Strengthening Healthcare Services, PRR Task Force Hands Over Aid of 5 Ambulances in Takengon

The Chairman of the Task Force for Accelerating Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Post-Disaster in Sumatra, Muhammad Tito Karnavian, distributed ambulance vehicles to bolster healthcare services at five community health centres impacted by hydrometeorological disasters in Takengon, Central Aceh, Aceh, on Monday evening, 20 April 2026.

Tito stated that the five ambulances provided to Central Aceh Regency originate from Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin and are intended for the five affected Puskesmas that were once isolated in Central Aceh. The aid was directly handed over to the Regent of Central Aceh, Haili Yoga.

“These five vehicles from Mr Minister of Health (Budi Gunadi Sadikin) will be beneficial for healthcare workers in Central Aceh,” said Tito.

Tito emphasised that the recovery of health facilities has been a key focus of the PRR Task Force since its establishment by President Prabowo Subianto. Health facilities serve as the frontline in social recovery for disaster survivors.

“Therefore, I, along with the Minister of Health, have handed over a number of vehicles and supporting health equipment from the Ministry of Health to all disaster-affected regions, including Central Aceh Regency,” said Tito.

The Regent of Central Aceh, Haili Yoga, stated that the five ambulances provided by the PRR Task Force will immediately be used to strengthen the services of the five Puskesmas that were once isolated and in need of additional mobility transport. The five Puskesmas consist of: Bintang, Kepuyang, Pamar, Ketapang, and Jagung.

“On behalf of the people of Central Aceh, we express our thanks to the Minister of Health, and it was given through the Minister of Home Affairs and the Deputy Governor of Aceh, for the five isolated Puskesmas. The community is delighted with the extraordinary attention from the government. These ambulances are to serve the people. So I am happy, and I hope that the Puskesmas staff will be motivated,” said Haili Yoga.

For information, the visit by the Head of the Task Force for Accelerating Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Post-Disaster in Sumatra, Muhammad Tito Karnavian, to Central Aceh is part of a series of agendas to review the progress of rehabilitation and reconstruction post-disaster, as well as to monitor the latest developments in the condition of disaster survivors in Aceh.

On that occasion, attendees included the Director General of Regional Administration Development from the Ministry of Home Affairs, Safrizal ZA, the Deputy Governor of Aceh, Fadhlullah, the Regent of Central Aceh, Haili Yoga, and officials from the local Forkopimda in Central Aceh Regency.