Indonesia, Nov. 18 -- Indonesia's Health Ministry and Central Java provincial government have mobilized local health services and reinforced tiered medical teams in response to landslides in Cilacap and Banjarnegara.

Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin, after visiting Margono Soekarjo Regional Hospital in Purwokerto, Banyumas, on Tuesday, stressed that disaster response must operate in a tiered system-from district and city to provincial and national levels-to ensure swift action.

He said the central government is ready to support local authorities, but initial disaster response remains under regional leadership.

"For disasters, it's best for the Regional Secretary to lead. We support him. Whatever he needs, we provide," Sadikin said....