{"id":25114194,"date":"2025-08-22T19:18:56","date_gmt":"2025-08-22T11:18:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fairfuturefoundation.org\/?p=25114194"},"modified":"2025-11-20T09:09:01","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T01:09:01","slug":"primary-medical-care-erwin-journey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fairfuturefoundation.org\/de\/primary-medical-care-erwin-journey\/","title":{"rendered":"Erwin\u2019s Reise zur Pflege"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Hello, I’m Erwin, the Primary Medical Care Program Field Coordinator.<\/strong><\/h4>\n

For over a month, I’ve been travelling across<\/strong> rugged terrain, visiting different communities to resupply medicines for our twenty-one Kawan Sehat<\/a> health workers. These workers<\/a> operate in seven <\/strong>sub-districts and many villages, each presenting its own unique challenges<\/strong>. Some locations can be reached in three<\/strong> hours, others in more than five<\/strong>, with rutted, muddy roads or collapsed bridges. To resolve connectivity issues and ensure our mobile app functions<\/a> correctly, I sometimes have to climb hills or even trees to get a strong phone signal.<\/p>\n

This is the core<\/strong> of the Primary Medical Care programme<\/a>: delivering vital health services<\/strong> in areas inaccessible to doctors. In each location, I meet workers who fulfil multiple roles: healers, educators, parents, and farmworkers. Their hospitality is warm as they open their doors to their homes and schools, sharing their struggles and stories of being the only health resource in their community. I carefully resupply their medications, repair their tools, and often join them at night to share meals and stories by candlelight or the faint glow of solar lamps.<\/p>\n

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“This work is exhausting but meaningful. Every journey, every refill, every conversation with our agents reminds me why we do this: to make sure no one is left without care, no matter how far the road takes us.” \u2014 Erwin<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

In remote areas like Lahiru<\/a>, families must brave treacherous three-kilometre<\/strong> descents to access clean water, while in Kabanda<\/a>, the fear of landslides<\/strong> disrupts the journey to the nearest Puskesmas<\/a> or Pustu<\/a>. For these communities, the presence of a trained<\/strong>, equipped<\/strong>, and supported<\/strong> Kawan Sehat Agent<\/a> is not only vital but lifesaving<\/strong>. Access to medication<\/strong> for fever, infections, injuries, or malaria prevents children from suffering, allows mothers to continue their daily work, and helps the elderly to relieve their pains.<\/p>\n

The journey is arduous<\/strong>, but deeply rewarding<\/strong>. Each resupply goes beyond mere logistics; it represents a bond of trust, reassuring these courageous agents that they are not alone in their mission. The impact of their work is immense: they enable hundreds, even thousands, of patients each month to receive care. This exemplifies the spirit of Primary Medical Care<\/a>: restoring dignity, maintaining a presence, and providing solutions<\/strong> where none existed before.<\/p>\n

Umbu Erwin<\/a>, PMC Field Co-ordinator – Medico-social camp in East Sumba \u2013 Rumah Kambera<\/a>, Lambanapu \u2013 August 22nd, 2025<\/p>\n

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