Antara News·Indonesia·Friday, October 30, 2026 at 02:12 PM UTC

Jakarta's zakat agency prepares haze relief for Palangka Raya

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Adimas RFP, Rahmad Nasution

Jakarta (ANTARA) - Jakarta's National Zakat Agency (Baznas/Bazis) has prepared four emergency programs to assist residents affected by forest-fire smoke in Palangka Raya, Central Kalimantan.

"Baznas aims to restore public health and address needs arising from smoke exposure and the risk of acute respiratory infections (ARI)," the agency's chief, Akhmad H. Abu Bakar, told a news conference here Friday.

The four initiatives under the "Napas untuk Negeri" (Breathing for the Nation) campaign include an oxygen recovery center, home medical visits, family supply packages, and protective equipment for emergency workers.

The Oxygen Health House will provide emergency respiratory therapy and recovery facilities using high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filters.

The facility will include medical equipment, oxygen tanks, nebulizers, cooling fans, and patient beds, with capacity for up to 500 beneficiaries.

The second program provides home medical visits, targeting 100 families, or about 400 people.

Health teams will check oxygen saturation and general health, provide nebulizer treatment for people with ARI or breathing difficulties, and distribute medicines and vitamins.

The Resilient Family Package will be distributed during home visits and include biscuits, milk, vitamins, and KN95 or medical masks to support nutrition and protect families' respiratory health.

The fourth program will provide supplies and personal protective equipment (PPE) to firefighters and field volunteers.

The assistance includes two Alkon firefighting water pumps and 100 PPE kits containing respirator masks with replacement filters, protective eyewear, safety gloves, and boots.

The agency will also provide four compressor nebulizers, six portable nebulizers, four oxygen tanks, 4,000 KN95 or medical masks, and 500 ready-to-eat meals.

Additional supplies include 1,200 bottles of mineral water, 2,400 units of milk, 100 boxes of biscuits, and 144 portable oxygen cylinders for field personnel.

The four programs have a combined budget of Rp223,442,500 (about US$12,300) and aim to reach at least 1,500 beneficiaries.

Akhmad said the funding came from donations collected through the Jakarta agency from residents, including zakat payers (muzaki) and voluntary donors (munfiq).

"The programs are designed to protect public health, particularly among vulnerable groups, while meeting the needs of residents and field personnel in affected areas," he said.

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