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Review
. 2022 Apr 28;14(1):1254.
doi: 10.4102/jamba.v14i1.1254. eCollection 2022.

Handling natural hazards in Indonesia amid the COVID-19 pandemic: Muhammadiyah's response and strategy

Muchammad Ichsan  1
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Handling natural hazards in Indonesia amid the COVID-19 pandemic: Muhammadiyah's response and strategy

Muchammad Ichsan. Jamba. .

Abstract

Indonesia is prone to natural hazards, which have continued to occur even during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Therefore, this study explored the response and strategy employed by Muhammadiyah, one of Indonesia's moderate Islamic organisations, in dealing with natural hazards during this pandemic. A qualitative descriptive method was used in this study, and the data collection procedure involved finding related literature, reports, and decrees. Online interviews were also conducted with the Muhammadiyah Disaster Management Center (MDMC) administration to strengthen the data. Subsequently, this study discovered that Muhammadiyah responded by aiding victims of natural hazards, which occurred in various regions in Indonesia during the COVID-19 pandemic. The strategies employed comprise Muhammadiyah COVID-19 Command Center (MCCC) to handle COVID-19, alongside essential recommendations to the MDMC network throughout Indonesia and the various arms of the government for dealing with natural hazards during the pandemic. Also, it showed commitment to handling these hazards by establishing a standard operating procedure for Muhammadiyah volunteers and represented Indonesia during a presentation at the World Health Organization.

Keywords: COVID-19; Indonesia; Muhammadiyah; natural hazards; response; strategy.

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Conflict of interest statement

The author declares that they have no financial or personal relationships that may have inappropriately influenced them in writing this article.

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Muhammadiyah response distribution map from January to December 2020.
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Muhammadiyah response beneficiaries from January to December 2020.
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Muhammadiyah response distribution map from January to April 2021.
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Muhammadiyah response beneficiaries from January to April 2021
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Aid that has been distributed on 23 April 2021.
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Standard operational procedure for the assignment of Muhammadiyah volunteers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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