WEST BANGKA -- Hundreds of residents of Air Lintang Village, Tempilang District, West Bangka Regency flocked to PT Timah Tbk's Healthy Car at the Air Lintang Village Office, Tuesday (25/1/2022). The presence of PT Timah Tbk's Healthy Car was enthusiastically welcomed by the community. Because the community can get free health services and health consultations.
One of the residents, Hajah Rabuniah (78), who received health services, admitted that she had several complaints, such as feeling numb and often dizzy, causing her to fall. "When I get dizzy, I often fall," said Rabuniah.
She said that she had been treated everywhere, but it did not have a significant impact on his health. He hopes that the treatment in this healthy car can provide a cure for the illness he is suffering from. "Mother has been treated everywhere, but no one has provided a cure for the disease that you are suffering from," she said.
Similarly, Asnam (70) said that she was receiving treatment because she had several complaints, such as headaches, ulcers and pain in her legs.
Previously, he used to go to the Tempilang puskesmas for treatment, which is about 500 meters from his house.
However, she had a different experience when he was treated in a healthy car. He didn't even think that Healthy Cars had complete facilities. “I was surprised to see his car pass from my house this morning. The car is like a house because it is big and has complete facilities,” she said with a laugh.
PT Timah Tbk's Healthy Car does not only serve health checks for the elderly, Betap (14) also takes advantage of the presence of a healthy car for treatment. “I have never seen a car like this. A car that can be a place of treatment. This is very good for making it easier for us to seek treatment,” he said.
He complained of colds and asthma. So his parents ordered him to go to PT Timah Tbk's healthy car for treatment. "I have not been to school because I have had the flu for two days, so my parents ordered me to go to this healthy car for treatment," he said.
Help Government Provide Health Services. The presence of PT Timah Tbk's Healthy Car, which targets remote areas of the company's operations, is considered to help the Government in providing and bringing health services closer to the community.
This was stated by the Secretary of the Tempilang Camat, Nusiawati attends health services from PT Timah Tbk's Healthy Car in Air Lintang Village, Tempilang District, West Bangka Regency, Tuesday (25/1/2022).
Nusiawati explained that the government's facilities were limited regarding health, but the presence of a healthy car by PT Timah Tbk really helped the community. “The facilities provided by the government are limited but have been improved in such a way. With a healthy car, PT Timah Tbk really helps people who come from faraway areas and so on," she said.
He really appreciates the assistance given by PT Timah Tbk to the community. Not only healthy cars, but PT Timah also provides assistance such as business capital for the community and other assistance. “I am very happy and appreciate the assistance given by PT Timah to the people here. Assistance such as healthy cars, capital assistance, sick assistance, and many other aids," she said.
"I really hope that PT Timah's contribution to the community will continue and will not stop here," she added.
Air Lintang Village Head Heriyanto appreciated this healthy car activity in Air Lintang Village. He admitted, this healthy car activity was a request from the village to PT Timah Tbk, considering the importance of health for the people they lead. "We as village officials would like to thank PT Timah Tbk for presenting healthy cars for our residents. Hopefully PT Timah will continue to contribute to the community in the future," said Heriyanto.
According to him, health services have often been carried out, such as the Integrated Guidance Post (Pospindu) activities, but in these activities there are only examination services, but no medicines. "Of course this is not effective for residents, because residents only know what disease they are suffering from without any medicine to reduce or treat the disease," said Heriyanto.
"It's different with a healthy car, apart from a medical check-up here, there are also free medicines. Of course this makes the enthusiasm of the residents very high," he concluded. (**)
