UPNVJ) held a disaster management simulation at the Limo Youth Football Field, Depok on Friday, April 26 2024.

The disaster being simulated is an earthquake. A total of 470 students from the nursing, physiotherapy, nutrition and nursing profession study programs were directly involved in the simulation which lasted around 3 hours even in hot conditions.

The importance of disaster preparedness training in the context of building awareness and rapid response to disaster threats that may occur in the region.

“The training covers various important aspects, including evacuation procedures, first aid, crisis management, and inter-agency coordination in emergency situations. "Participants are given an in-depth understanding of the types of disasters that may occur in the area and concrete steps that must be taken to overcome each situation," said Desak Nyoman Sithi, S.Kp, MARS, PhD as coordinator of the UPNVJ Dimension training field controller.

With this training, it is hoped that students who have taken part in this training can make a real contribution to managing disasters that occur in our country.

"We hope that after the students are trained and ready to go into the field, they can help minimize the risk of disasters and make a positive contribution to communities affected by disasters. Becoming an emergency response volunteer is not an easy thing, it requires courage and alertness in dealing with various unexpected situations. ,” said Desak.

In this dimension simulation, the students were accompanied by an examining lecturer, a team of technical experts from Marine Major (K) Ns. Ronny Basirun Simatupang, S.Kep. M.Si (Han) and collaborates with the Regional Health Crisis and Emergency Center (PK3D).