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This image is in 1920×1080<\/strong> resolution. Click on it to enlarge and view at full size.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”The Text of this New Picture of the Day” _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”a9f9db81-700d-4f32-ab60-12f4699a1a92″ locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n This new Picture of the Day<\/a> shows Erwin, our Primary Medical Care field coordinator, meeting with Agents Verinoka, Imelda, and Welmince at Puskesmas Kawangu.<\/p>\n A Puskesmas is a government primary healthcare centre<\/strong> in Indonesia. We work hand in hand with every Puskesmas in East Sumba as part of our Primary Medical Care<\/a> programme, in coordination with the Indonesian authorities. Today, in the meeting room\u00a0at the Kawangu health centre,\u00a0Erwin<\/strong>\u00a0meets with three\u00a0Kawan Sehat agents<\/a> (Agent Verinoka, Agent Imelda, and Agent Welmince) <\/em>to review<\/span>\u00a0their work in detail.<\/p>\n Each of these women walked long distances to be here.<\/strong> The closest walked 10 kilometres on foot. The others came from even farther. They come from ultra-rural villages where access to care is almost non-existent; no resident doctor. No pharmacy. No laboratory. In their communities, they are the first and often the only medical contact.<\/p>\n Every two months<\/strong>, Erwin conducts a structured supervision visit. He verifies their stock of essential medicines, checks expiry dates, reviews usage and refills as needed, and cross-checks their physical stock against the cases recorded in the Kawan Sehat application<\/a>, our offline tool that allows agents to register (online or offline)<\/em> every patient encounter, document symptoms, send photos, and report clinical evolution even without internet access. This is not symbolic. It is a medical and logistical control system.<\/strong><\/p>\n He reviews every item in their medical backpack<\/a>, a kit we designed specifically for ultra-rural conditions: rapid tests, antibiotics, antiseptics, and wound care materials<\/strong>. Nothing can be missing. In these villages, a simple, untreated wound can become infected. An untreated fever can evolve into severe malaria. A delayed antibiotic can mean sepsis.<\/a><\/p>\n This programme is vital because distance kills. Isolation kills. Delayed care kills. Ensuring these agents<\/a> are properly supplied, clinically supported, and regularly evaluated prevents minor issues from becoming fatal outcomes.<\/p>\n Primary medical care is not available here. It is the thin line<\/strong> between neglect and survival.<\/p>\n Today, the 16th of February 2026 \u2013 Alex Wettstein<\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][dsm_text_divider header=”External Links” admin_label=”5. 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