Padang, Padang Ekspress. Mustafa, 54 years old, complains his cough up and spit out phlegm which has no end. He is very glad knowing at that day, Saturday (21 June), he can have a free medicament together with other hundred villagers of Teluk Bayur Village, Subdistrict of Southern Padang, Padang City, West Sumatera.
Mustafa comes to Office of Teluk Bayur Chief, the venue of free medicament, together with his wife, Daniar (46 years old) always suffers from Acute Respiratory Tract Disease. The man with 4 children wishes not only PT Humpuss Intermoda Transportasi Tbk. does this health care program to the poor but also other parties or companies could do so, especially companies have daily activities close to the port (Teluk Bayur). He told this because medicine is very expensive currently, and he spent lot of his money only for daily necessities. Mustafa has been a labor at the port since 1985. He has joined in a co-operative enterprise of loading and unloading at Teluk Bayur.
After having been examined by the doctor provided by PT Humpuss Intermoda Transportasi Tbk., Mustafa, wife and other villagers get one milk box of dancow and snack.
Corporate Secretary, Sapto Basuki accompanied by Hamdani, Commercial Division says this free medicament has been frequently done at the location where the companies' vessels berth, included at Teluk Bayur Padang. It also did at Tanjung Priok, Banjarmasin and others.
MV Batang Anai, container belongs to PT Humpuss Intermoda Transportasi Tbk. has the capacity 6.687 DWT, length 113.76 meters, has route Jakarta Padang Jakarta.
At Teluk Bayur village, PT Humpuss Intermoda Transportasi Tbk. targets to give free medicament for 275 people. Based on the experience, most people suffer from Acute Respiratory Tract Disease, itch, high blood pressure, stomachache, cough and cold.
Facility
At the other side, Sapto Basuki says that container quay at Teluk Bayur Port should be equipped with the facility to compete. For example, by adding loading and unloading equipments or container crane. It means we no more traded on loading and unloading equipments onboard the vessel.
After visiting www.telukbayur.com, we can see this port merely has one unit mobile crane 25 ton. If this equipment is broken, loading and unloading will be automatically interrupted or cease at all. Obviously, it will come involve our schedule, said Hamdani (hsn).