In Papua, it can take hours or even days to go to a doctor. For many villages in Indonesia’s easternmost provinces, getting to a hospital can involve flying in a…
On most days, the waiting room at Regional Hospital (RSUD) Dok II in Jayapura fills up before noon. Patients arrive early, some traveling from nearby neighborhoods, others from districts much…
It was a warm morning in Jayapura, and inside lecture halls that have seen decades of struggle and perseverance, a quiet but important event took place. On February 4, 2026,…
On the morning of 4 November 2025, Governor Matius D. Fakhiri arrived unannounced at RSUD Dok II Jayapura, the flagship public hospital in Papua’s capital. His mission: to inspect the…
When Mathius D. Fakhiri took office as Governor of Papua since October 8, 2025, one of his first public statements was not about infrastructure, politics, or investment—it was about health.…