The Papua Provincial Government held a health and social recovery for Intan Jaya refugees centered in Nabire and Mimika districts.

For health recovery, the Papua Provincial Government deployed teams to several refugee sites affected by the Intan Jaya conflict.

Head of Papua Health Department, Robby Kayame stated that due to the conflict in Intan Jaya Regency, people evacuated to several surrounding districts such as Nabire, Timika and Sugapa, Intan Jaya. 

"People are reported to experience psychological and physical trauma and hunger (malnutrition) especially for infants and toddlers". 

"Therefore, the Provincial Government of Papua sent a recovery team and medical team to the evacuation points on March 3, 2021 that will help the community to recover from the condition," explained Robby in a release received by the editor, Thursday (03/04/2021). 

While the aid delivered is medicines, additional food as well as trauma recovery assistance packages.

While health recovery includes treatment, mental recovery, as well as improved community nutrition as well as nutritional feeding in infants and toddlers. In addition, vaccination training and COVID-19 vaccines were also held.

Meanwhile, similar activities have been carried out by the Social Service, Population, Women Empowerment and Child Protection of Papua.

Where social handling began with direct handling carried out at some time last, with the delivery of social assistance from Papua as many as 2 containers through the Port in Nabire.

Consists of rice foodstuffs, instant noodles, granulated sugar, cooking oil, canned fish, velbet, wool blankets and others.

Currently, most of refugees in Nabire come from the capital area of the district (Sugapa) spread over 17 points as well as several locations in Timika Regency,

Previously, the protracted armed conflict in Intan Jaya, made thousands of its citizens displaced and afraid to garden and chose to evacuate.

In response, the Ministry of Social Affairs finally responded to the request of the Papua Provincial Government by providing 120 tons of rice for Intan Jaya refugees.