THE flood engulfed more than two-thirds of Jakarta last February. Hospitals were kept busy with their own deluge of patients who were generally stricken with diarrhea or dengue fever. Within a short period, their medicinal reserves, including infusion fluids, quickly started to dwindle. The problem worsened as infusion fluid grew scarce in the market.

“We ran around looking for extra infusion fluids,” said Silvana Rizal, head of Pasar Rebo H