Female Workers: We Need Protection!
Written by: Sarah Nadiah, HERHealth Project Coordinator, FMCH Indonesia Every April 28, since 1995, has been celebrated as the International Workers’ Day which aims to honor workers who are victims of occupational accidents and diseases. Moving on to 2003, the International Labor Organization (ILO) declared that on April 28, apart from respecting workers who were […]
Water and Health
Written by: Health and Education Promotion Coordinator of FMCH Indonesia, Aris Gunawan World Water Day is an annual celebration to encourage people’s awareness about the importance of clean and accessible water. Every year, this celebration takes a particular theme. In 2009, the theme was Shared Water, Shared Opportunities. Ten years later, in 2019, the committee […]
20 years Journey of FMCH Indonesia, Efforts to Accomplish Integrative Health
Written by Helga Dyah, Program Manager and Brigita Rumung, Media & Communications Officer The Founders’ Story Health is a precious thing which we should all treasure. It does not matter how much money you have in your bank, ill-health can affect anyone. We have seen it clearly during the current COVID pandemic–anyone, no matter how […]
Happy Pregnancy Class at Fenun and Kualeu Village: A Safe Birth and A Comfort Puerperium
This month, we have conducted the first two ‘Happy Pregnancy Class’ for this year. Those classes were running at two villages: Fenun and Kualeu. Both are small villages located in Amanatun Selatan sub-district, Timo Tengah Selatan regency, Nusa Tenggara Timur province. The street access to these two villages is very challenging. You will find a […]
The Importance of Infant and Child Feeding to Prevent Iron Deficiency Anemia
Written by:Sarah Nadiah Hanifah Rusdi, S.Gz, Nutritionist & HERProject Officer FMCH Indonesia Anemia is not an uncommon disease in our life. The reality, anemia has still become a serious and widespread public health problem, including in Indonesia. Globally, anemia affects approximately one-third of the world’s population and over 800 million women and children. Based on […]
Happy New Year 2021, FMCH Indonesia Family!
This year, 2020, was a year unlike any other, a year of extraordinary challenges for all of us. To deal with this uncertain situation, we have to be more creative to make sure our program could be done on track. We started to make something different than other years before. We made virtual talks called […]