This #WorldHumanitarianDay, we honor all humanitarians and aid workers who provide life-saving support and protection to the women, men and children most in need, despite the odds. This year, we pay a special tribute to health workers because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Debryna, from Central Java, Indonesia, is a doctor on the Government’s Search & Rescue team in Indonesia. She joined the national SAR agency at a sad time – right as the country was hit by a chain of earthquakes, tsunamis, floods and landslides in 2018-2019. Now she is working and living in Jakarta’s COVID-19 response centre.
“When I go to work I wear my PPE as my life depends on it. Sometimes I work eight hours at a time in it with no break to eat, drink or do anything else. But, no matter where life leads me, I learn that whatever I’ll be, I must have courage.”
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