Rejected get Treatment in RSD, SPM (Underprivileged Statement Letter) was Miserable
SURABAYA -‐ even though the claims to the SPM (Underprivileged Statement Letter) payments were passed on to their respective governments, there are still many areas that refuse SPM. The reasons is the Underprivileged Letter issued by the local government that does not apply anymore.
It’s felt by married couples, Muhammad Aris (34) dan Herawati (30), Dusun Bibis RT 04 RW IV, Keret, Kecamatan Krembung, Sidoarjo. RSD Sidoarjo refuse to give treatment to Puji Pratama (3,5 months), who suffering from hydrocephalus.
We already go to the RSD Sidoarjo on September 03. But we should go back again because the SPM legalization is less. We should arrange it again but our child didn’t get any treatment, said Ani, sister of Muhammad Aris, when visiting by Cleft Care Foundation Indonesia (CCFI) Yesterday (21/09).
At the end, the family trying again to come to the pediatric at RSD Sidoarjo. The child get treatment from the pediatric. After that, said Ani, Puji come back again to RSD Sidoarjo to get examination to the neurologist. But once again, the hospital refuse them. The reason is that the legalization of SPM is not valid again.
The family really disappointed, the doctor refuse to doing examination to Puji. He told that is no hope, let it go. Whereas, we only want that this child held by the doctor and see his condition. But the neurologist didn’t touch him at all and he didn’t open Puji’s file, said Ani crying.
The family afraid that the head of the child that born on 26 August 2012 will getting bigger. With the born weight gain was 4,6 kg and head circumference 51cm. Puji often get convulsions. He is very tiny but his head getting bigger in weeks. Start from 53 cm now already 56 cm. Besides that, the bump also appears in the head. He also have cleft lip. Puji also got bronchopneumonia.
Endang Lestari, CCFI senior community healthcare officer said, actually Puji can be cure with put the shunt draining the brain fluid. Because if the fluid didn’t take out can make brain damage and subsequently mental retardation.
However, the cost of the shunt is expansive. We only can help with cleft lip surgery and improve his nutrition. For hydrocephalus, better the government and donator help him.