The Indonesian Navy Hospital Ship KRI, Dr. Wahidin Sudirohusodo-911, provided free medical examinations and treatment to many citizens of the nation’s capital.
The event began on Monday, November 18, and lasted today, Tuesday, November 19, at the old Container Wharf.
According to Yohana Alesia Kadakolo, a student working on the ship, the hospital ship visited the Solomon Islands first then went to Fiji, Vanuatu and then to Papua New Guinea.
“All Papua New Guinea citizens are welcomed to come here for free general medical checkup or want dental checkup. We visited four countries.”
“PNG is the last. So we went to Solomon, second is Fiji, Vanuatu and the last one is PNG.”
“So, from here we are going back to Indonesia.”
The services include general exams, dental care, CT scan, X-Ray and many more.
The navy medical stuff on board attended to the people quickly and effectively while also checking that their needs are met.
For the last two days, more than 500 individuals from various backgrounds came to the ship for quick and effective examinations and care.
Two mortuaries, separate wards for men and women, more than five surgical rooms, a CT scan, an X-ray, a dental room, and many other facilities are all included in the hospital ship.
The hospital ship will depart tomorrow Wednesday, 19 November for Indonesia.