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Save The Karon

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    The body temperature rose, felt hot.
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    The heat affected the ears.
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    He can't swallow any food, his appetite is gone, there's no appetite.
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    His parents suspect that worms caused it.
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    This is Jokbijoker village.
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    The villagers have already left to find medicine in Bikar.
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    And this place has become deserted
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    These are graves,
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    victims of mass deaths from a suspicious disease in the Jokbijoker village
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    According to a report by a local NGO, as many as 95 members of the Karon tribe died due to an unknown disease.
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    The Karon tribe is located in eight villages in the Kwaroo district, Tambrauw regency, West Papua Province.
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    Tambrauw mountain
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    I have been working
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    to serve the House of God in this remote area in Tambrauw
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    since 1981.
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    During my time here, I have built up many villages (permanent settlements)
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    Bikar, Orvefor, Suau, Sebab, Bakdhe, Krisnos, Suau, Krafotsu . Not seven but eight villages.
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    So yes, in the case of the disease that occurred in Jokbijoker,
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    the sudden death of so many of the Karon tribe members
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    We went to the Health Department so many times.
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    But they did not respond or didn't care about us
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    All the reports have been passed to them
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    If there are health issues
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    If some members from here or other villages get sick
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    they bring them over to another village.
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    Usually to Werur.
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    They don't have a medical centre here, not even the smallest kind.
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    Every time someone gets sick, they bring that person to Werur
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    to my house, to be exact
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    Where do you come from? You're walking from your village to get here?
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    Yes by walking. Four days from Kwor, and Three-Five days from Mariane
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    Yeah, some of them became better and returned to their villages
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    But some also died in Werur village.
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    All this time, I have been buying some medicine for them.
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    I'm using my church savings.
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    The government health officials visited only once for a day in 2012
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    Up until now, weâve been waiting on the Ministry of Health
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    and also on the West Papua Province.
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    They promised us, so we're waiting.
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    People are still waiting.
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    They said they want to establish several small medical centres, one in Bakde and one probably here
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    They shouldn't just build small medical centers,
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    but also provide medical teams.
Title:
Save The Karon
Video Language:
Indonesian
Team:
EngageMedia
Duration:
06:01

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