A woman and her newborn baby have been detained by a public health center in Bandar Kedungmulyo, East Java, because she could not afford to pay the center’s bill.
Siti Yuliana gave birth to a baby girl at the health center three days ago but was not allowed to go home because she and her husband, a low-paid agricultural laborer, could not pay the Rp 633,000 ($64) bill.
The head of the health center’s labor ward, Sri Indayani told Metro TV that the family could only pay Rp 230,000. The family did not have public health insurance.
Yuliana’s husband, Darmaji, said he would try to borrow money to release his wife and daughter from the health center. Darmaji said he felt disappointed because he did not have access to free health services even though he and his family were poor.
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