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The Indonesian National Defense Forces (TNI) has deployed 53 medical personnel to handle the measles epidemic in Asmat District of Papua Province. Head of the TNI Information Center Mayor General M. Sabrar Fadhilah stated in a press release received by Antara News Agency on Monday(15/1) that the personnel deployed under the TNI Task Force for the extraordinary event have departed aboard a Hercules A-1326 helicopter from the Halim Perdanakusuma Airbase to Papua. Fadhilah noted that Indonesian President Joko Widodo had urged TNI Commander Marshall Hadi Tjahjanto to treat people suffering from measles in Asmat District.  The TNI commander has established a health task force to assist the Health Ministry to fight the measles outbreak. The team comprises medical personnel from the TNI and Army health center as well as the Navy and Air Force health service. The task force will strengthen the medical team of the Cendrawasih Regional Military Command centered in Timika City. The team comprises medical specialists, paramedic officers, and medicine specialists//Antara