The One-Thousand Rupiah Campaign

Maria da Guer, an activist from Sikka regency, Flores, initiated a campaign to help pregnant women deliver their children without complications. Infant and maternal mortality rates have dropped.

September 17, 2013

The 18-month-old baby girl laughed as Siti Romlah held her. That morning Siti, 23, was about to breastfeed her child at her house in Wuring village, Sikka regency, East Nusa Tenggara. "Last time I weighed her, she was about 11 kilograms," Siti told Tempo two weeks ago.

Siti was glad her baby was growing in a healthy way. During her pregnancy, Siti's hemoglobin was low, so she had to go to hospital to get herself and her fetus checked up. The doctor

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