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Salma’s Wound: Dark Portrait of Our Healthcare Services

There is no light in the face of Siti Salma, 8. The condition of her stomach reflects a dark portrait of healthcare in West Java.

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BENEDIKTUS KRISNA YOGATAMA
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Siti Salma, 8, accompanied by her mother, Siti Masriva, 33, lays in her hospital bed on Thursday at Syamsuddin Regional Hospital in Sukabumi, West Java. Salma, who is being treated for a post-appendectomy infection, had traveled hundreds of kilometers from her home in Mandrajaya village, Ciemas district, to obtain medical treatment.

There is no light in the face of Siti Salma, 8. The child, who lives in Ciemas district, Sukabumi, has lost her smile. Her small body lies in a bed at Sukabumi’s Syamsuddin Regional Hospital. The condition of her stomach reflects a dark portrait of healthcare in the southern part of West Java.

Ten days earlier, Salma had just left the operating room. A stomach infection that developed after her appendectomy needed immediate treatment. The result was said to be good, but she still had a 15-centimeter bandage. Salma was mostly quiet, even when spoken to. She felt pain whenever she changed the position of her body.

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