Ooredoo’s Indonesian operator Indosat has provided support to ongoing disaster relief efforts in Jakarta in the wake of severe floods affecting the city’s communities.
Ooredoo and Indosat mobilised their mobile clinics, operated in partnership with the Leo Messi Foundation, to provide free health services at the 11 most severely affected locations across the city.
The mobile clinics, Mobil Klinik Ceria, are providing medical assistance and emergency aid, similar to the emergency services they provided during the 2013 and 2014 Jakarta floods, through the delivery of primary healthcare services for the flood victims, as well as arranging food distribution for young children under the age of five.
The number of beneficiaries is expected to be in excess of 1,000 people.
“During this challenging time for Jakarta residents, we are glad to be able to provide assistance to the local community through our mobile clinics. We hope our efforts will bring relief to those affected and assist in speeding up the post-flood recovery process. Ooredoo is a community-focused business and we consider it one of our core missions to support the communities where we operate,” said Dr Nasser Marafih, Group CEO, Ooredoo.
Alexander Rusli, CEO and president director of Indosat, added: “We are deeply concerned for those whose homes have been flooded. We hope that the presence of our mobile clinics, and the free healthcare services and logistical support they are providing, will help ease the burden of those affected. We hope that the situation improves soon and the flood waters recede so that recovery work can begin as soon as possible.”
In 2013 and 2014, Ooredoo and Indosat provided immediate assistance and emergency aid to those affected by severe flooding, working with local partners to deliver relief on the ground in affected areas as well as offering free access to mobile services, including data, SMS and voice to those affected.
In 2012, Ooredoo also aided Indonesian victims of the volcanic eruption of Mount Merapi, which forced the evacuation
of 350,000 people.
Indosat provided emergency aid following Central Java’s Banjarnegara landslide and during the floods in South Bandung of West Java. Most recently, its mobile clinics also provided assistance during the evacuation process of AirAsia’s QZ 8501 at Juanda airport and Bayangkara Hospital in Surabaya.
In providing support, Indosat worked with Rumah Zakat and PKPU in affected areas to distribute relief assistance.