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Treating Pain With Native Plants (bahasa Indonesia)

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Indonesian farmer bends down to plant crops in a garden.
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This coverage examines the efforts of a hospital in the interior of West Kalimantan, to be precise...

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The Asri Clinic in Sukadana, North Kayong, allows patients to pay for medical expenses with tree seeds. Image courtesy of Pontianak Post. Indonesia, 2021.

The wound on his right hand wasn't life-threatening. Still, Tadin was worried.

“Mr. Tadin's right hand is integral for working in the forest. If anything happens, his family wouldn't be able to make ends meet,” Kinari Webb, a friend of Tadin's, told the Pontianak Post.

Kinari is a doctor from the United States. At the time of Tadin's injury, she was in the area around Gunung Palung National Park in North Kayong, West Kalimantan, to conduct research.

She had been worried about Tadin's condition, especially since he had never had a tetanus shot. A dozen years ago, health facilities were difficult to reach in this village in the district, which is a 5–10 hour journey by sea or river from Pontianak, the capital of West Kalimantan.

However, there was a lesson to be learned from this situation. The incident with Tadin's hand prompted Kinari to start a clinic based in local knowledge that not only works to promote the health of the village's residents, but also works to preserve the forest.


The story excerpt above was translated from bahasa Indonesia. To continue reading the bahasa Indonesia story in full, visit BatamPos.com. You may also view the original story on the Rainforest Journalism Fund website here. Our website is available in English, Spanish, bahasa Indonesia, French, and Portuguese.


Clinic Reforestation Program Coordinator Asri Hendriadi among tree seedlings. Image courtesy of Pontianak Post. Indonesia, 2021.