The Jakarta Post - Absence of standard practices blamed for disaster aid chaos

The Jakarta Post - Absence of standard practices blamed for disaster aid chaos: "Absence of standard practices blamed for disaster aid chaos

Tb. Arie Rukmantara, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta

The absence of standard operating procedures for providing medical assistance to disaster victims makes relief efforts less effective, a medical doctor says.

Murdani Abdullah of the Indonesian Society of Internists said the government should establish guidelines for medical relief to ensure the programs function well.

'We don't have a good scenario for medical relief operations in disaster-hit areas. Everybody is doing their own work in there,' he told reporters."

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