Hospital Ship Design for Public Health Services in the Foremost, Outermost, and Remote (FOR) Areas in Indonesia

H. N. Abdillah*, A. A. Masroeri, K. B. Artana, R. D. Edfi

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Abstract

Indonesia National Health which is one of the achievement indicator of prosperity and prosperity of the people was still encountered many obstacles. Among many islands in Indonesia, there are only around 6,000 inhabited islands. Some of the islands, especially remote areas in the foremost, outmost and remote (FOR) areas, lack health services because the distribution of doctor or medical nurse rarely reaches these remote areas, and the difficulty of access to these areas also causes inequality in development, information flow, technology, education, and infrastructure compared to other regions. Health services are very important for the society, an alternative health service system needed to reaches FOR areas such as hospital ship concept. This concept not only offers health services but also access to education, training and other public facilities that can build up the prosperity.

Original languageEnglish
Article number012011
JournalIOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science
Volume557
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 14 Sept 2020
Externally publishedYes
Event2nd Maritime Safety International Conference, MASTIC 2020 - Surabaya, Indonesia
Duration: 18 Jul 2020 → …

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