Actsofkindness | Free Circumcisions Assistance

When the Covid-19 pandemic continues to increase in its spread in Indonesia and the Province of Aceh in particular, as medical officers who are at the forefront of handling the Covid-19 pandemic, we continue to provide services to the community, not only concentrating on vaccination activities, health education and community restrictions in carrying out activities. mobilization, we also provide free services to the poor in the form of free circumcision.

This circumcision activity is a routine agenda that is part of the public health service program, for this month we are opening a circumcision service quota for a maximum of 150 people spread over 50 villages in Meurah Mulia District, North Aceh Regency.

The process of implementing the activity begins with data collection carried out by cadres and accompanied by the village head, meaning that the cadres and village heads will determine the recipients or candidates who will be provided with free circumcision services.

Medically, this circumcision activity has great health benefits, for example reducing the impact of being infected with venereal diseases such as herpes and syphilis, but it can also reduce the risk of urinary tract infections, reduce cervical and penile cancer and keep the penis clean.

Based on the benefits of circumcision, this month we obtained registration data of more than 150 people, we carried out this activity in collaboration with related agencies such as the North Aceh District Health Office. This form of cooperation is carried out so that in addition to children getting free circumcision services, they can also receive gifts in the form of sarongs and pocket money.

Meanwhile, with so many registrants, we divide the service into 4 action tables, each of which has an assistant so that it can help the circumcision process that still uses manual techniques, while current technology has more sophisticated tools such as using lasers and several other equipment, but the price of the equipment is not affordable .

Target Circumcision Participants aged between 12 to 15 years, have many obstacles, especially with a history of closed penile skin, we need a relatively long time to make an incision at the tip of the penis to be cut, there are even some cases where anesthesia has to be given several syringes because of the feeling Pain still appears when the arterial clamp is attached at the end of the skin to be incised.

In the picture above the medical team is preparing to provide circumcision services to one of the children, he looks very scared, we continue to explain to him that the circumcision does not cause pain because he is given an anti-pain injection in the form of lidocaine so he does not feel pain when the skin of the tip of the penis is touched incision

Those who have been circumcised usually wear gloves, this is done to avoid tingling when the glans of the penis touches the pants, or pressure occurs when wearing pants, causing bleeding.

In addition to getting free services, we also provide gifts in the form of sarongs and accommodation costs. This free circumcision program will continue to be carried out and will involve the Betterlife Community as support for the cost of consumption, accommodation and gifts for children from poor families. The most important thing is that this positive activity can be used as a forum to carry out Steem promos through health-based activities.