Undana medical teams treat patients in isolated Manggarai villages after quake

Labuan Bajo — Medical teams from Nusa Cendana University (Undana) treated 40 outpatients in Lehot hamlet and up to 200 patients in Bangkaruang village while reaching isolated and damaged areas of Manggarai after the Flores earthquake, according to a university report published on Aug. 27, 2026.

The university said the two figures refer to separate service points and do not amount to a verified total of unique patients. Undana also said the field team travelled for eight hours by land from Ende Port on the night of Aug. 23.

According to Undana, the response began with emergency assistance during the journey, when doctors and student volunteers helped a traffic accident victim before continuing to the disaster zone. On Aug. 24, the team worked with the Manggarai regional disaster agency at a joint emergency post to distribute staple food and clean water to residents facing logistical shortages.

Health services in damaged villages

Undana said the team later delivered medicines to Tengku Lese village in North Rahong district and to Ketang Community Health Centre in Lelak district. The university said Ketang’s building was severely damaged and that no doctor was on site, so the team helped provide outpatient, surgical and trauma care.

On Aug. 26, the medical group also provided postpartum care and breastfeeding guidance at an emergency inpatient post, according to the university. The team included three Undana medical-profession alumni and 10 student volunteers.

At Lehot, the field visit treated 40 outpatients with non-communicable diseases and chronic conditions, while also recording basic needs among residents who remained cut off as supplies dwindled, Undana said. In Bangkaruang, the team handed consumable medical supplies and blankets from the Indonesian Cardiovascular Specialists Association, known as PERKI, to Nanu Community Health Centre before operating an integrated health service at the village post that treated up to 200 patients.

Coordination with local agencies

Undana said the work was reviewed on Wednesday by the minister for higher education, science and technology, higher education service officials and Undana Rector Jefri S. Bale. The university also said it was coordinating with the Manggarai disaster agency and health office to maintain food, clean-water and medicine supplies in the hardest-hit areas.

Other reports on the Flores quake response described medical teams being deployed to damaged parts of the island, including Manggarai, but they did not provide the same village-level patient figures cited by Undana. The shared reporting supports the broader picture of post-quake health outreach, while the most specific service counts in this story come from the university account.

Undana’s report placed the Manggarai field response between Aug. 23 and Aug. 27, moving from the journey and emergency assistance to logistics support, medicine distribution and village-level care. The response was part of a wider post-quake health operation across Flores after the Aug. 15 earthquake.

Sources

• Universitas Nusa Cendana
• RRI