Unlicensed Traditional Clinics in E. Jakarta will Be Closed Down
Reported by Hendi Kusuma | Translated by Nugroho Adibrata
In the near future, the East Jakarta Health Sub-Department
is scheduled to close down the unlicensed traditional clinics in East
Jakarta. Moreover, many of them put up a misleading advertisement to attract
patients come for treatment.
If we neglect this condition, it will lead to social unrest
Based on the data, there are thousands of traditional
clinics in East Jakarta, but only 141 of them which have been registered. It
can be observed in every corner of the area until small alleys.
"If we neglect this condition, it will lead to social
unrest," stressed Head of Healthcare Service Division for East Jakarta
Health Sub-Department, Indra, Thursday (10/16).
Indra explained, besides not having license, majority of
traditional clinics have put up misleading advertisement, like they able to
treat chronic diseases that cannot be handled by medical science, such as
HIV/AIDS or cancer.
"Certainly, we have to do laboratory test first if we want to treat chronic diseases," he expressed.
That's why, his sub-department would conduct data collection
and continued with further warn against unlicensed clinics.
Additionally, he furthered, in treating patients, those are
also required to use quality and sterile medical equipments. "But don't
use traditional techniques, such as frankincense, saliva, using the tongue or
embers," he asserted.
