[Kabar-indonesia] At least 16, 000 permanently handicapped by Java quake [+Links to 22 reports]

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also: Some 16,000 people permanently handicapped by
Indonesia quake; and Links to 22 Indonesia Relief reports
[incl: Java quake; Sulawesi floods; Aceh tsunami]

More quake survivors infected with diseases in
Indonesia

JAKARTA, June 29, 2006 (Xinhua) -- More
survivors of last month's quake in Indonesia's
Yogyakarta province have been infected with a variety
of diseases, including respiratory problems, skin
infections, diarrhea, and mental stress, a WHO
official said here on Wednesday. 

Vijay Nath Kyaw Win, the World Health Organization's
Focal Person for Emergency Humanitarian Action in
Indonesia, said that acute respiratory infections have
tripled this week as 7,000 people sought treatment at
local health services. 

People living in temporary shelters needed improved
sanitation and ready access to local health services,
he said. 

Women and children and the elderly were among the
vulnerable groups who remained at risk from disease
outbreaks, particularly where the health services were
destroyed, said Win. 

"Ongoing surveillance and monitoring confirm that
respiratory complaints, skin infections and cases of
diarrhea are increasing," said Vijay. 

He said that the situation in the quake-affected area
was still difficult for the survivors. 

"Crowded conditions, damaged hygiene facilities and
poor garbage disposal pose significant threats to the
public health of vulnerable groups," he said. 

To ensure people's immediate health needs, WHO, in
consultation with local authorities, was working on
strengthening water quality control measures, waste
management and ensuring all injured had proper care
and rehabilitation, he said. 

Meanwhile, WHO's mental health consultant Albert
Maramis said that 32 percent of the surveyed
population reported feelings of depression or being
unable to sleep or eat. 

He cautioned that most people in the affected area
would need psychosocial support and some may need
specialized mental health care. 

"The stress of living in temporary shelters for four
weeks in the aftermath of the earthquake is beginning
to take its toll," he said. 

Nearly 6,000 people were killed in the May 27 quake in
Yogyakarta province, which also left over 150,000
suffering serious spinal and head injuries, broken
bones, deep cuts and mental stress and some 1.5
million homeless. 

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Some 16,000 people permanently handicapped by quake in
Indonesia

JAKARTA, Jun 28, 2006 (Xinhua) -- At least
16,000 people have become permanently handicapped and
600 of them were totally paralyzed as a consquence of
the recent earthquake in Yogyakarta and Central Java
provinces of Indonesia, a local hospital official
said. 

"These people have lost either a limb, foot or a
finger which had to be amputated. Those who were
totally paralyzed meanwhile had sustained injuries to
their bacbones which were beyond cure," Antara news
agency quoted Prof Dr Sutaryo, coordinator of a team
handling quake victims of the Dr Sardjito Hospital, as
saying in Yogyakrta on Wednesday. 

Sutaryo said there were at present 200
totally-paralyzed patients in his hospital. 

He said more wheelchairs, artificial limbs and hands
were needed for people who had become handicapped so
that they could resume their daily activities. 

Sutaryo hoped all parties would pay attention to those
who had been handicapped or paralyzed especially with
regard to their employment. "Hopefully, they can get
jobs that are suitable to their condition so that they
will not be more depressed," he said.  

A earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter Scale jolted
Yogyakarta and Central Java on May 27, killing at
least 5,700 people. 

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Links to 22 Indonesia Relief reports:

ReliefWeb 
June 29, 2006

Title - USC's partners in Indonesia directly affected
by Java Quake
Source - USC Canada
Date - 28 Jun 2006
URL Address -
http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900SID/EKOI-6R78PN?OpenDocument

Title - Indonesia: Java earthquake - one month on
Source - Save the Children
Date - 28 Jun 2006
URL Address -
http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900SID/KHII-6R74XY?OpenDocument

Title - The Salvation Army in Hong Kong obtains large
government grant for
relief work in Indonesia
Source - Salvation Army
Date - 28 Jun 2006
URL Address -
http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900SID/EKOI-6R73X7?OpenDocument

Title - Indonesia earthquake: Hospitals no longer
crowded but medical
needs remain
Source - IFRC
Date - 27 Jun 2006
URL Address -
http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900SID/EGUA-6R6RRS?OpenDocument
  
Title - Séisme en Indonésie : mission à Jogyakarta
Source - Secours Populaire Français
Date - 27 Jun 2006
URL Address -
http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900SID/ACIO-6R6CRK?OpenDocument

Title - Indonesia: Hess Corporation donates $500,000
to CARE for
earthquake relief operations in Java
Source - CARE
Date - 27 Jun 2006
URL Address -
http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900SID/KHII-6R6A5F?OpenDocument

Title - Indonesia earthquake: Operation update 5
Source - Hong Kong Red Cross
Date - 27 Jun 2006
URL Address -
http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900SID/YAOI-6R65LE?OpenDocument

Title - Relief and medical aid to Sulawesi flood
victims
Source - Tzu Chi Foundation
Date - 27 Jun 2006
URL Address -
http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900SID/KHII-6R65HQ?OpenDocument

Title - Indonesia Earthquake Appeal
Source - Union Aid Abroad - APHEDA
Date - 27 Jun 2006
URL Address -
http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900SID/KHII-6R64R3?OpenDocument

Title - Japan rushes new emergency supplies to
Indonesia
Source - Japan International Cooperation Agency
Date - 27 Jun 2006
URL Address -
http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900SID/EKOI-6R64PY?OpenDocument

Title - Indonesia: A temporary place to call home for
earthquake survivors
Source - IFRC
Date - 27 Jun 2006
URL Address -
http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900SID/KHII-6R6458?OpenDocument

Title - IMC among first to respond to Indonesia
earthquake
Source - International Medical Corps
Date - 27 Jun 2006
URL Address -
http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900SID/EKOI-6R63VC?OpenDocument

Title - Indonesia: IMC receives $500,000 donation from
Hess Corporation
Source - International Medical Corps
Date - 27 Jun 2006
URL Address -
http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900SID/EKOI-6R63SZ?OpenDocument

Title - Direct Relief International gives additional
half-million dollars
for Asian tsunami aid
Source - Direct Relief
Date - 27 Jun 2006
URL Address -
http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900SID/EKOI-6R63EY?OpenDocument

Title - Indonesia: Broad reach for Java quake
Source - Christian Science Monitor
Date - 27 Jun 2006 [sent by Joyonews on June 26]
URL Address -
http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900SID/EKOI-6R63B9?OpenDocument

Title - Indonesia: Flash Floods and Landslides in
South Sulawesi Province
OCHA Situation Report No. 4
Source - UN Office for the Coordination of
Humanitarian Affairs
Date - 27 Jun 2006
URL Address -
http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900SID/KHII-6R62SC?OpenDocument

Title - Indonesian earthquake update
Source - Help the Aged
Date - 26 Jun 2006
URL Address -
http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900SID/LTIO-6R5SSF?OpenDocument

Title - Indonesia: UNICEF sends emergency supplies to
help victims of South Sulewesi floods
Source - UN Children's Fund
Date - 26 Jun 2006
URL Address -
http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900SID/EGUA-6R5SBU?OpenDocument

Title - Emergency assistance to Indonesia for flood
and landslide disaster in South Sulawesi Province
Source - Government of Japan
Date - 26 Jun 2006
URL Address -
http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900SID/LTIO-6R5Q52?OpenDocument

Title - Indonesia: Flash Floods and Landslides in
South Sulawesi Province
OCHA Situation Report No. 4
Source - Integrated Regional Information Networks
Date - 26 Jun 2006
URL Address -
http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900SID/KKEE-6R5PTL?OpenDocument

Title - Indonesia: ESCG - Gap analysis matrices
Source - IFRC
Date - 26 Jun 2006
URL Address -
http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900SID/AMMF-6R5HZ4?OpenDocument

Title - Indonesia: A new dawn in Nias communities
rebuild their own houses
Source - UN Human Settlements Program
Date - 26 Jun 2006
URL Address -
http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900SID/AMMF-6R5GTQ?OpenDocument

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