The Indonesian government’s humanitarian aid for Palestine has arrived at Cairo International Airport, Egypt, Thursday (4/4).
The humanitarian aid arrived in Cairo following flying for approximately 12 hours using a Garuda Indonesia A330-900 aircraft. The Indonesian delegation for humanitarian missions took part in the mission.
The delegation led by the Head of the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB), Lieutenant General TNI Suharyanto, brought humanitarian aid worth IDR 15.1 billion. The assistance consists of medicines, medical equipment, logistics and other items according to requests stated in a diplomatic note from the Egyptian government.
This assistance for Palestine is provided through the Egyptian Government considering that there are approximately 1.5 million Palestinian refugees in Rafah City, Egypt. Apart from that, several hospitals in Egypt also treat victims of the conflict in the Palestinian territories.
This aid delivery was carried out on orders from President Joko Widodo. During the release of humanitarian aid carried out the previous day, Wednesday (3/4) at Halim Perdana Kusuma Airport, Jokowi said this aid showed the Indonesian government’s commitment to maintaining world peace and being actively involved in various humanitarian missions, both due to war and disaster.
The signing ceremony for the minutes of the handover of humanitarian aid was carried out in the VIP room at Cairo International Airport, between the Head of the Legal and Cooperation Bureau of BNPB Irma Dewi Rismayati, and the Associate Minister for International Relations of the Ministry of Health and Population Hatem F Amer.
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The event was also witnessed by officials from the Cairo government, other delegations from Indonesia which included members of Commission VIII DPR RI, Acting deputy for coordination of equitable regional development and disaster management at the Coordinating Ministry for Human Development and Culture, head of the BNPB financial bureau, BNPB widyaiswara, representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, head of the crisis center of the Indonesian Ministry of Health, and the Indonesian Embassy in Cairo.
Head of BNPB Suharyanto hopes that the assistance provided by the Indonesian government to Palestine through the Egyptian government can be useful for Palestinians who are displaced or being treated in Egyptian territory.
“Hopefully this assistance can slightly ease the suffering of the Palestinian people due to the conflict in the Gaza region,” said Suharyanto in an official statement, Friday (5/4).
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He also hopes that this delivery of aid can strengthen relations between Indonesia and Egypt, which have been going well so far.
Representatives of the Egyptian Ministry of Health expressed their gratitude to the Indonesian government for supporting their country’s efforts to help Palestinians. Aid support, especially medicines and medical equipment, is said to be urgently needed to care for and deal with Palestinians who are victims of the conflict.
After handing over the aid, the Indonesian delegation led by the Head of BNPB also visited and inspected the Nasser Institute Hospital for Research and Treatment. During the review, the delegation saw firsthand the patient’s condition and the care provided by the hospital.
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One of the pediatric patients the Indonesian delegation met was named Abdullah. He was declared critical until he was finally saved following carrying out open reduction and external fixation (surgery to install a plate or pin in the bone) on his left lower leg at the hospital.
The Head of BNPB as head of the delegation also had the opportunity to provide direct assistance in the form of logistics to these patients. Suharyanto appreciated the Egyptian government for handling and caring for patients affected by the conflict in Palestine.
The Nasser Institute hospital itself has received 97 Palestinian patients since the border opened on November 1 2023. As of Thursday (4/4), there were still 36 patients being treated for various cases. (Z-1)
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