NTT quake handler Kemenkes Send in a medical team and prepare a moving field hospital

El John News, Jakarta - Ministry of Health (Kemenkes) RI accelerating the handling of earthquake impact in Nusa Tenggara East (NTT) with the primary focus of making sure health care for society goes on. A number of emergency measures are made, starting with the Health Emergency Operations Center, loading medical teams, to the provision of field hospitals and health logistics.

Minister of Health RI Budi Gunadi Sadikin says the recovery of health facilities is a priority that hospitals in affected areas are capable of increasing the number of patients within the next few days.

"The top priority is to restore service functions throughout the county / affected city, to face patients surges within days," says Menkes Budi in his wake at Jakarta Sunday (16 / 8 / 2026).

Kemenkes target the entire affected RSUD can re-operate base in one week. The recovery is focused on essential medical services, especially the treatment of trauma and surgery, mother and child services, and geodidilasa.

According to the situation report by August 15, 2026, the earthquake impact on eight districts at NTT, Sikka, Ende, Eastern Market, Nagekeo, Western Market, manga, Nganda, and Flores East.

From the number of health facilities, both RSUD Nagekeo and RSUD are becoming two locations that get more attention. Kemenkes have deployed a field hospital equipped with the Emergency Medical Team (EMT) to both areas on August 16, 2026.

"Information while the worst location is RSUD Nagekeo and RSUD Ruteng. Field Hospital is complete with operating facilities, as well as Emergency Medical Team which is comprised of surgical specialists, anesthesia, and emergency is already moving into both locations today," said Menkes.

Special RSUD Nagekeo is severely damaged Kemenkes will send a set of cars home on Monday (17 / 8 / 2026). The facility is equipped with operating space to support basic medical services as well as handling the emergency cases during hospital recovery.

To make sure the reference service remains available, RSUD Borong and RSUD Komodo are also prepared as a hospital reference for patients from Nagekeo who need further handling. RSUD Borong has a two-hour reference target, whereas RSUD Komodo four hours.

Restoration also targets first-degree health care facilities. Kemenkes targeting all damaged puskesmas can re-operate in at least two weeks, at least to provide basic services. Pregnant care, labor, and immunization became part of a priority service.

To strengthen coordination Kemenkes enabling HEOC at nine points, consisting of a central / province level HEOC and eight heoc areas in affected cities. The system was used to monitor the progress of the situation as well as identify the health needs in the field.

Kemenkes also sent two Health Crisis Management Teams to the Sikka and Ende District as well as two EMTs to reinforce affected medical care.

Health logistics support was channeled on August 16, 2026. The help includes eight basic medical packages, five packages of Emergency Kit, 1,000 sterile gloves, 20,000 nonsterile gloves, 20,000 surgical masks, 10 units of oxygen concentrations, and two medical posts. Besides, eight additional tents are prepared to anticipate health care needs in the field.

Data at 15 August 2026 recorded 21 hospitals affected by earthquakes. 16 hospitals are still fully operational, four fully operational, and one hospital cannot operate. On the side of building conditions, three hospitals suffered severe damage, six minor damage, while 12 hospitals did not have structural damage.

Meanwhile, from 190 affected puskesmas, 122 are still fully operational, 49 fully operational, and 19 are not yet in operation. The damage is recorded in 20 puskesmas with heavy damaged categories, 37 malfunctioning medium, and 11 misfired. As much as 116 other puskesmas didn't have any damage.

Kemenkes continue coordinating with NTT Province Health Services, County / City Health Services BNPB and Basarnas to ensure medical personnel, medicine, medical supplies, and support facilities are available as needed.

Restoration is done gradually by two primary targets, which is to keep basic health care running and restore health care capacity in order to anticipate the increase in post-earthquake services.