APPS FOR health
Indonesia is one of the most technologically savvy countries in the world. According to the Information and Telecommunication Ministry, there are 281 million mobile phone users in 2014, more than the actual number of people in the country. How can this asset be used to address the problem of mother and child high mortality rates? The Knowledge Exchange for East Indonesia Foundation (Yayasan Bursa Pengetahuan Kawasan Indonesia Timur) is working with the Johns Hopkins Program for International Education in Gynecology to set up SMSBunda, a popular messaging program in South Sulawesi to disseminate information for expectant mothers to minimize pregnancy risks. Meanwhile, a group of youths based in Jakarta created a crowdfunding websiteWecare.idto fund healthcare services for people in rural areas who cannot afford it. Tempo English reports from South Sulawesi and South Sumatra.
November 8, 2016
Messages for Mothers
A short messaging service provides crucial information for pregnant and lactating women in South Sulawesi. The service has helped to bring down mortality rates.
IN the past few months, Misnah Pither has been relentlessly updating her knowledge on pregnancy and childcare. Each day, once she has finished with her day job as a midwife at the Kassi-Kassi Community Health Center (Puskesmas) at Rappocini subdistrict in Makassar, Sout
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