VP to visit Jakarta dump site today

Fri, 03/19/2010 8:11 AM | Jakarta

Vice President Boediono is scheduled to visit Jakarta's dump site the Bantar Gebang landfill in Bekasi on the outskirts of the capital on Friday.

Isbudi, a vice presidential spokesman, told tempointeraktif.com that the visit was part of a working visit in Bekasi.

Boediono will also visit a public health center in Bantar Gebang, a National Program for Community Empowerment (PNPM) site in Aren Jaya and a high school.

The vice president will be accompanied by Public Works Minister Djoko Kirmanto.

Earlier this month, Boediono promised that the government would improve health care services for poor communities by providing more facilities for community health centers and hospitals.

Boediono encouraged the provision of mobile services to ensure that health care was more accessible for the community