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Maternal and Child Health Programs Strengthen Communities for Better Health

NGO Project HOPE

Global Health Education says content is the driving force in rebuilding a healthy and stable life for women and children in post-tsunami Indonesia, and in helping to rebuild shattered health system, as the country remembered the disaster that the “isms region in seven years on December 26.

staggering 226,000 people were killed when a tsunami caused by 9.15 degrees earthquake hits Indonesias Aceh province on Sumatra island on 26 December 2004. It is considered one of the most devastating disasters in recent history that is over 1.7 million displaced people were in the worst affected – Indonesia, India, Maldives, Sri Lanka and Thailand.

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health system already was in poor condition after 30 years of civil war makes it difficult for many to access national health initiatives. Increases the tsunami problem, exposing women and children of the crisis in health, Dr. Said. Nasaruddin Sheldon, the project hopes Regional Director in Indonesia.

Project Hope, a global health education and humanitarian assistance organization, responded to the humanitarian crisis by more than 200 medical volunteers Sending U.S. Navy ship USNS mercy hospital ship as well as donating more than 7 million dollars in medical supplies and medicine.

again in 2006 when an earthquake struck Central Java Indonesias region, Hope responded with a mobile health caravan that traveled to remote areas of provid child care, psychotherapy, physiotherapy, health worker training, and data collection and monitoring.

in Aceh province, one of the most under areas of Indonesia because of its geographical inaccessibility and the impact of the tsunami in 2004, hopefully better health programs for women and children in two sub-areas by expanding access to quality maternal and child health services by promoting healthy behaviors .????

Big Lottery Fund

, public grant-making body in the United Kingdom Project HOPE awarded a grant in 2007 to implement the project mothers and children in Aceh Barat. The project, which ends in February, was conducted in 68 villages in the health needs of over 8500 women of reproductive age and 3.622 children aged under five years.

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health efforts in Aceh Barat Education to boost morale in the community after the tsunami destroyed many lives. Indeed its people value health more than ever now. This project meetings strengthen health providers knowledge and skills in promoting and supporting the improvement of immunization systems, and improving the quality of maternal health services while building the capacity of village health committees, health posts and other community organizations and individuals, including village midwives , health workers and community health attendants, Dr. Said. Sheldon.

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heaven, hopes that the child of a child program, also sponsored by the big Lottery Fund, run the primary school teachers trained in a common child, child and maternal health problems and the desired health behavior. Teachers in turn teach their students lessons fifth grade at the same health, suggesting that others shared with siblings and family members at home to improve health knowledge. The importance of early and exclusive breastfeeding, management of diarrhea, malaria treatment, growth monitoring and nutrition, acute respiratory infection, immunization and personal Hygiena Among the topics covered in school.

Almost 90 percent of 143 schoolsl paradise in this primary assertion implements the program, reaching more than 2,600 fifth grade students. Is this health education advanced model of all primary schools in this statement as Paradise decree by the education district office.

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friend much success in teaching midwives how to deal with problems in newborns, including low birth weight, respiratory infections and early signs of infection. Also hopefully educate coaches Exclusive breastfeeding for midwives and the need for delivery by skilled birth attendant.

Project HOPE

successfully trained over 100 midwives and 72 traditional birth attendants, much improving the chances for a healthy birth and overall health of mother and child.

value of behavior change in communities that received health education is immeasurable women feel empowered and are therefore affected children positive ways, and Dr. Saeed. Sheldon.

Project HOPE

founded in 1958, Project HOPE (Health Opportunities for all people) is dedicated to providing lasting solutions to health problems the mission of helping people help themselves. Identification of many of the SS Hope, the world’s first peace hospital ship, Project HOPE now provides medical training and health education programs and conducts humanitarian assistance in more than 35 countries.

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