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INDONESIA

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UNHCR figures show that as of 31 October there were 40,715 refugees

in Indonesia, placed in camps in Galang, Tanjung Pinang and Anambas.

Delegation

Chief Delegate:

Deputy Chief Delegate:

Field Delegate:

Social Care:

Medical Adviser:

Tracing Advisers:

J.-P. Rousseau (Canadian RC)

Dr. S. Franz (German RC) (chief delegate MV Flora)

E. Boomkamp (Netherlands RC)

H. Gowans (Australian RC)

Dr. R. Luukanen (Finnish RC)

R. Tissières in Jakarta (ICRC)

P.-F. Michel in Tanjung Pinang (ICRC)

PI-Delegate(temporary): J.-C. Marti (League)

Situation

There are two camps in Anambas: Air Raya and Kuku. The plan is to close Air Raya before the end of the year and to reduce the Kuku camp to no more than 12,000 refugees. The refugees are being transferred from both camps at an average rate of 1,500 per week. Most of these refugees are going to the Galang camp, but those who have been accepted by third countries are moving to Tanjung Pinang where two transit centres have been established.

In the Galang camp there are presently around 20,000 refugees, but the number will increase to about 25,000 by the end of the year. Work has almost been completed on Site 1 in Galang which has 200 barracks, and the building of 100 barracks for Site 2 has started. Galang is a very well or- ganised camp, considering the problems created by the large influx of refugees from Anambas at present.

In Tanjung Pinang some of the camps have been closed down and only four smaller camps remain of which two are being used as transit centres.

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PMI) is respon-

The Indonesian Red Cross (Palang Merah Indonesia sible for medical assistance, supplementary feeding, social welfare, and tracing and mailing services. In order to carry out these programmes, 60 Red Cross workers have been hired or loaned from other PMI activities. A field office has been established in Tanjung Pinang to assist the headquarters in Jakarta.

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Medical/Hygiene

In the medical field, Indonesian doctors recruited and coordinated by PMI are supervising the work of the medical personnel among the refugees. An important task is to ensure that medical equipment and medical supplies are available in the camps in adequate quantities.

The medical situation in the camps is basically very good. In Anambas, the French organisation "Médecins sans Frontières" (MSF) is running a small field hospital in the Kuku camp and they are also attending to medical cases from Air Raya. PMI has established a temporary hospital in Galang which con- tains a laboratory, x-ray equipment and a dental clinic. In Tanjung Pinang there are smaller dispensaries, administered by refugee doctors. Serious cases are treated at the General Hospital or the Navy Hospital.