Restoring health, education services in Yahukimo: minister

 Efforts to restore health services and resume educational activities are underway in Yahukimo district, Highland Papua, following the recent insurgent attacks targeting teachers and health workers, Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture, Pratikno, has affirmed.

In a statement received here on Tuesday, he informed that after the recent attacks by an insurgent group, the situation in Yahukimo has been brought under control, with restoration efforts carried out for health and education services.

"We will soon give a permanent solution. Education and health services for the community must be guaranteed," he said after a ministerial coordination meeting on security for health and education services in conflict areas here 

He added that the government has provided assistance to victims' families through the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education, and other relevant ministries and agencies.

It has been confirmed that the attack led to one death and left six others injured.

For the restoration of education services, he said, the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education, together with the local government and related parties, is preparing steps so that teaching and learning activities can be resumed without delay.

He added that the education services will be prepared after the holiday period, though the emergency response period will still be in place, to ensure that children can return to school as soon as possible.

Meanwhile, the restoration of health services has also resumed with the support of the Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI), the National Police (Polri), the Ministry of Health, and the local government.

Efforts to accelerate the normalization continue to be carried out so that the community can again get access to adequate services.

The minister emphasized the importance of cooperation between all parties in protecting education and health services in conflict areas and urged all parties to help maintain a conducive situation to prevent such incidents from occurring again.

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