MAKASSAR — Flash floods and landslides that have struck parts of Aceh Tamiang Regency since late November 2025 have caused extensive damage. Several villages have been severely devastated, transportation routes have been cut off, and thousands of residents have been forced to evacuate. This hydrometeorological disaster has not only damaged infrastructure and residential areas but has also disrupted access to health services and increased the risk of post-flood diseases in affected locations.

In response to this emergency situation, Universitas Muhammadiyah Makassar (Unismuh Makassar) has once again deployed its Emergency Medical Team (EMT) Wave II to serve in Aceh Tamiang. The official send-off ceremony was led by the Rector of Unismuh Makassar, Dr. Ir. H. Abd. Rakhim Nanda, and took place at the Rector’s Office on the 17th Floor of the Iqra Building, Unismuh Makassar, on Saturday, 20 December 2025.

The event was also attended by the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS/FKIK) Unismuh Makassar, Prof. Dr. dr. Suryani As’ad, along with members of the faculty leadership.

The Head of the EMT Unismuh Makassar, dr. Muh. Ihsan Kitta, Sp.OT, explained that the deployed medical team consists of ten personnel. The team includes two specialist physicians, one general practitioner, three nurses, one midwife, one pharmaceutical professional, and two medical clerkship students.

According to dr. Ihsan, the team is a collaborative group comprising lecturers from study programs within the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences of Unismuh Makassar as well as healthcare professionals from RS PKU Muhammadiyah Unismuh Makassar. The deployment of EMT Wave II forms part of the Community Service Program for Flood and Landslide Disaster Response in Sumatra Batch II, initiated by the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, and Technology.

In addition to medical personnel, EMT Unismuh Makassar has delivered health logistics assistance in the form of approximately 200 kilograms of medicines and medical equipment, with an estimated value of around IDR 40 million. The team has also distributed 300 hygiene kits to support sanitation needs and to help prevent the spread of diseases in evacuation shelters.

Through the deployment of EMT Wave II, Unismuh Makassar reaffirms its commitment to humanitarian response and knowledge-based community service, particularly in providing assistance to communities affected by natural disasters across Indonesia.

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MAKASSAR — Banjir bandang dan longsor yang melanda sebagian wilayah Kabupaten Aceh Tamiang sejak akhir November 2025 meninggalkan dampak kerusakan yang luas. Sejumlah desa dilaporkan luluh lantak, jalur transportasi terputus, dan ribuan warga terpaksa mengungsi. Bencana hidrometeorologi tersebut juga memutus akses layanan kesehatan serta meningkatkan risiko penyakit pascabanjir di lokasi terdampak.

Merespons situasi darurat itu, Universitas Muhammadiyah Makassar kembali memberangkatkan Emergency Medical Team (EMT) Gelombang II untuk bertugas di Aceh Tamiang. Pelepasan tim dilakukan oleh Rektor Unismuh Makassar, Dr. Ir. H. Abd. Rakhim Nanda, di Ruang Rektor Lantai 17 Gedung Iqra Unismuh Makassar, Sabtu (20/12/2025).

Kegiatan pelepasan turut dihadiri Dekan Fakultas Kedokteran dan Ilmu Kesehatan (FKIK) Unismuh Makassar, Prof. Dr. dr. Suryani As’ad, beserta jajaran pimpinan fakultas.

Ketua Tim EMT Unismuh Makassar, dr. Muh. Ihsan Kitta, Sp.OT, menjelaskan bahwa tim medis yang diberangkatkan berjumlah 10 orang. Tim tersebut terdiri atas dua dokter spesialis, satu dokter umum, tiga perawat, satu bidan, satu tenaga kefarmasian, serta dua mahasiswa profesi dokter (koas).

Menurut dr. Ihsan, tim merupakan gabungan dosen program studi di lingkungan FKIK Unismuh Makassar dan tenaga kesehatan dari RS PKU Muhammadiyah Unismuh Makassar. Keberangkatan EMT Gelombang II ini merupakan bagian dari Program Pengabdian kepada Masyarakat Tanggap Bencana Banjir dan Longsor Sumatera Batch II yang diprogramkan oleh Kementerian Pendidikan Tinggi, Sains, dan Teknologi.

Selain mengerahkan tenaga medis, EMT Unismuh Makassar juga membawa bantuan logistik kesehatan berupa sekitar 200 kilogram obat-obatan dan alat kesehatan dengan nilai kurang lebih Rp 40 juta. Tim turut menyalurkan 300 set hygiene kit guna mendukung kebutuhan kebersihan serta mencegah potensi penyakit di lokasi pengungsian.

Melalui pengiriman EMT Gelombang II ini, Unismuh Makassar menegaskan komitmennya dalam respons kemanusiaan dan pengabdian kepada masyarakat berbasis keilmuan, khususnya dalam membantu warga yang terdampak bencana alam di berbagai wilayah Indonesia.