After the Outbreak
Caused by the government's lack of attention, thousands of Posyandu are neglected—despite the fact that the free healthcare centers were once the hope of underprivileged citizens.
June 21, 2005
THE sun was just setting when Sukirman and his wife arrived home, carrying their youngest child. The sweat, and dust still permeated their bodies. The three, parents and child, from Kampong Cibiru, Cileles village, have just walked dozens of kilometers back and forth from a Community Health Center (Puskesmas) of Leuwidamar District, Lebak Regency, Banten Province.
When Tempo met him last Thursday, Sukirman, 40, was unwinding on his h
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