General Indonesian News - 23 June 2008 to 26 September 2008

[Gert van der Hoek]

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27/07/08

RI (Republic of Indonesia) and the USA talks of Buka Street Lahirnya of the Baru Mechanism of the "Sharing WHO Virus"


27/07/08 20:43 RI-the USA talks of Buka Street Lahirnya of the Baru Mechanism of the "Sharing WHO Virus" Darwin, (Antara News) - talks delegation's two Indonesian days and the United States (the USA) in Sydney, Australia opened the road for the realisation of the new mechanism of the distribution of the sample of the virus and the distribution of the benefit (the virus sharing and benefit sharing) that was just, transparent, and was equal in the Organisation of the Health of the World (WHO).

Results of talks that took place on Saturday and on Sunday with the Australian government mediation were welcomed Health Minister Siti Fadilah Supari. To Antara that contacted him from Darwin, on Sunday night, Menkes Siti Fadilah Supari said, talks that took place in the Hotel of Marriott Sydney ran smoothly "and conducive" so as to show optimism in the birth of the new WHO mechanism that will it was declared in November come.

opefully to in the future, WHO could really become the global organisation that really protected humankind from the health disaster, he said. In the meantime, the former RI Permanent Representative to UN Geneva, Dr.Makarim Wibisono, that accompanied Menkes in the Sydney meeting, said, the two sides achieved "many progress" that will influence the agreement in the intergovernmental meeting in Geneva in November 2008.

In talks with US delegation that was led by Dr.William Steiger, Indonesia put two new principles in the distribution system of the sample of the WHO virus that wanted to be developed. The two principles were "WHO influenza network" and the Prior "informed consent". Therefore, was expected to be born one just new system, transparent and was equal in WHO so as all the sides that became part of this system will be treated in a manner was equal.

he realisation of the new system that berkeadilan that will become the "historic incident" in the international co-operation that succeeded in putting the interests of developing countries, he said. The RI consul general in Sydney, Sudaryomo Hartosudarmo, said, the atmosphere of talks two days were very positive, accommodating and cooperative so as to show optimism in the achievement of the agreement about the system or the new mechanism of the "virus sharing" and "benefit sharing" that berkeadilan in WHO. "We delivered thank you to the Australian government that has facilitated these talks," he said.

In relation to these rumours, the meeting menkes the member countries of the Nonblok Movement of the 1 in the World Health Assembly session (WHA) the 61 last May also supported the proposed Declaration of Responsible Virus Sharing and Benefits Sharing that was put forward by Indonesia. Antara recorded, Indonesia had stopped the sending of the sample of the bird flu virus (H5N1) strain Indonesia because of WHO allowed any side to access the sample of this virus without must ask for permission of the virus of the owner's country. Several sides in fact used him for the commercial interests without giving the benefit anything for Indonesia. (*)

http://www.antara.co.id/arc/2008/7/...an-lahirnya-mekanisme-baru-virus-sharing-who/

 

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Monday, July 28, 2008 4:18 AM


Editorial: Beholden by ASEAN?

Fri, 07/25/2008 1:04 PM | Opinion

The ASEAN Charter, the draft of which is now in the House of Representatives for ratification, puts Indonesia in an awkward catch-22 situation.

Here is a document into which the Indonesian government has put so much attention and resources, including lengthy negotiations, to get it signed by all 10 member governments of ASEAN. But the final text has been heavily watered down from its original form, so much so that the original lofty goals of turning the region into one vibrant community with shared values and shared principles are virtually lost.

Instead, what we have is a document that largely reiterates existing ASEAN agreements and arrangements. As good as they were in bringing together ASEAN countries in the past, the charter could hardly be expected to advance the single community idea.

The charter is a betrayal of a grand vision set by ASEAN's own eminent persons who have laid down the values and principles in their bold and visionary report for an ASEAN community.

This leads us to question whether or not Indonesia, or in this case the House of Representatives, should ratify the ASEAN Charter. It is a question that the Indonesian people, through their elected representatives in the House, have to answer.

Having proposed it to the House, the government's position is already clear: to ratify it. But the House, particularly Commission I on foreign affairs which deliberates the ratification process, does not have to follow the official line.

With all due respect to friends at Jl. Pejambon, who have worked tirelessly to negotiate the charter's text and defend Indonesia's strategic interests in this regional organization, we beg to differ with the Foreign Ministry on this issue.

To ratify would be to sell out on the values and principles Indonesia stands for, including democracy, freedom and human rights -- values and principles that are universal and acknowledged by the ASEAN eminent persons group.

In the absence of these values and principles, one can see that Myanmar, which has just ratified the charter, will continue to repress their people, and pro-democracy leader and Nobel peace laureate Ang San Suu Kyi will continue to linger in jail.

In the absence of these values, many people living in ASEAN countries, and not just Myanmar, will continue to live without their civic rights being observed or protected by their own governments.

Perhaps it would have been too much to ask other ASEAN countries to amend their political systems. ASEAN's 10 members include an absolute monarchy, a military junta-led state, some one-party states, and some liberal and illiberal democracies. While it is not the business of any ASEAN government to push for regime changes in the region, it should not stop Indonesia from insisting on these values and principles being observed within ASEAN, thus written into the charter, if we seriously want to build ourselves a respected community.

A ratification would be a trap for Indonesia, which, because of the sheer size, is seen as the natural leader of ASEAN. Having invested so much in ASEAN, Indonesia would now be beholden by the other members who really need to get their acts together.

One of the problems with the charter is the decision to retain the consensus mechanism for making decisions. This means, as Abdillah Toha, a member of Commission I said in a statement to The Jakarta Post this week, "a country with three or four million people could dictate a country with more than 200 million".

Being a leader of the group making decisions based on consensus has served Indonesia's foreign policy well in the past, but the charter is putting ASEAN in a completely different ball game. The consensus mechanism can no longer be defended if we want to turn ASEAN into a community. The last thing Indonesia wants is to become the leader of a dysfunctional community.

The House of Representatives, in whose hands the fate of the ASEAN Charter now rests, faces two choices.

It could ratify the document with a lot of reservations, including telling Pejambon pointedly to invest less on ASEAN, and reallocate its resources on other more worthy projects. ASEAN is increasingly becoming a straitjacket for Indonesia in pursuing its foreign policy objectives that we should rethink its usefulness in view of recent developments in the region.

The alternative is to reject the ratification, send the text back to the drawing board and insist on a greater commitment from other members to seriously work towards the goal of a genuine single community.

http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2008/07/25/editorial-beholden-asean.html

 

[Giuseppe]

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[I found this story at MetroTV. If duplicate, please feel free to delete the post or archive it. IOH.]

[Machine Translation from Indonesian] Metrotvnews.com, Jakarta:

Director Pemasaran PT Biofarma, Sarimudin Sulaeman, entered the buoy, on Monday (21/7).

Sarimudin it was suspected was involved in the case of procurement corruption of the implement rapid the test of the bird flu virus in 2006.

The Sarimudin detention started from the tender victory for the Biofarma company over procurement bargaining rapid the test of the bird flu virus with a value of Rp 14.8 billion.

Biofarma received the tender from Director General Peternakan Departemen of Agriculture to provide 191 thousand implements rapid the test vurus bird flu.

But after the implement was distributed evidently this equipment could not be used completely because of being of bad quality.

As a result the country dirugiakan on the procurement cost that was spent.

Before Sarimudin, two other suspects in this case already more previously was kept in Prison Cipinang.

Kedauanya was Iwan Sofwan as the chairman of the procurement of the implement and Husni Suratmojo Suwardi, the official of the manufacturer of the commitment. (***)
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Spirit of ASEAN's Charter

The Jakarta Post , Jakarta | Tue, 01/16/2007 4:14 PM |

How many treaties or institutions throughout history have been forged with virtuous intent but perverted by legal axiom and manipulated for political compromise?

The integrity of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations has seemed in recent years to be drifting closely towards that unhappy circumstance.

We are proud that ASEAN's senior statesmen, known as the Eminent Persons Group (EPG), have succeeded in drafting an ASEAN Charter that delineates foundations to strengthen the grouping as it meets the challenges of the 21st century.

The charter would create a rules-based community for the 47-year-old grouping. It would present ASEAN with the underpinnings needed to progress toward a more principled and efficient organization, thus allowing it to compete better with regional blocs such as the European Union.

The charter would take life in the form of a binding mini-constitution. Decision making would no longer rely only on consensus and member states who did not comply with agreed-upon treaties could be censured.

More importantly, respect for democratic values and human rights are contained within the charter, thus propelling a greater moral presence in a grouping known more for its acquiescence to despotic regimes.

Thus, the weekend's summit in Cebu, the Philippines, at which ASEAN leaders approved a blueprint for a landmark charter, should be considered a mild breakthrough.

The leaders said they were ""committed to establish(ing) an ASEAN Charter ... to meet future challenges and opportunities.""

Typically they then referred finalization to a high-level committee, which will then submit it back to the leaders.

But as the charter now enters its next phase, we are more worried than relieved.

The draft is now in the hands of politically charged bureaucrats, in a domain where legalese rather than moral values are predominant.

It is hard to shake off the image of men in suits across ASEAN capitals taking out their black markers, ready to cross out the progressive paragraphs hastening ASEAN's enlightenment.

We understand the necessity for officials to nit-pick the draft to ensure its legal propriety. However we are concerned that its spirit and substance could be subverted to suit the political ends of member states.

ASEAN will not stand the test of time if it does not acknowledge the values of freedom and democracy burgeoning across the region.

To alter the document and water it down to the lowest common denominator could result in a charter that bears little resemblance to the visionary stance it was created from.

We believe that it is the duty of Indonesian officials to ensure that the original spirit of the draft charter is retained as intended by the EPG.

Such a task should be regarded as an utmost priority, especially within the Indonesian Foreign Ministry.

As a leader in ASEAN, Indonesia's voice will weigh heavily in the charter's journey from concept to draft to signing.

As Jakarta prompted the inclusion of democratic values in the charter, it should be our duty to see them come to fruition.

Furthermore, the draft cannot be left to languish endlessly as a source of idle chatter, the fate of a number of ""contentious"" documents in the past.

If ASEAN leaders wish to give new life to the grouping, which celebrates its 40th anniversary in August, we should ensure that the charter is adopted by the next summit in November.

There is no excuse to let this deadline pass. The charter as it stands only needs polishing, not rewriting. It is not perfect, but is sufficient for the needs of tomorrow.

Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, who will host the next summit, said he hoped the charter could be approved and signed by then.

But there are no guarantees.

When it comes to ASEAN we should learn to take small steps as giant miracles. Never expect too much, too soon, from a grouping in which informality and lethargy is a proud hallmark.

A most honest assessment came from Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi who, when asked about the prospect of the charter being approved by the next summit, replied: ""Let's not try to guess what will happen.

http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2007/01/16/spirit-asean039s-charter.html

 

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RSCM: It is not preferable spent the night Old
Jum'at, 18 Juli 2008 - 12:19 wib

Jakarta - the Rumah Sakit Cipto Mangunkusumo side (RSCM) judged the patient that underwent treated the road to experience the decline in the condition for the health, if they continued to decide to remain in space inap or other empty space in this hospital. "It is not preferable spent the night old," said the Managing Director of the Public Hospital of Pusat Nasional Doctor Cipto Mangunkusumo (RSCM) Perfect Taher, during the press conference, on the floor of two meeting spaces of the management RSCM, on Friday (18/7/2008). This statement was said Perfect was related to the number of patients treated the RSCM road that spent the night in RSCM. Alasan the patient spent the night in RSCM because they had the limitations economically. Moreover they in general came from outside the Jakarta area. Beforehand, dozens of patients RSCM spent the night in the Foundation's building of the Indonesian Legal Aid Service (YLBHI) and LBH Jakarta. Because, the RSCM side the version of the patient in his complaint to LBH, expelled them on the basis of this building will be taken apart.

http://news.okezone.com/index.php/ReadStory/2008/07/18/1/128797

Editorial: Health for all?

Sat, 07/26/2008 11:25 AM | Opinion

As a nation, we should be ashamed for allowing fellow citizens suffering acute illnesses to search desperately from one hospital to the next for accommodation after they were expelled from a state-owned facility.

Ironically, this occurred while Indonesia was supposedly moving toward an ambitious target called "Indonesia Healthy 2010", whereby all Indonesians would gain accesses to quality health care without economic or other obstacles.

So, will it be possible to invert the current situation in less than two years, while there is still a cataract patient who must travel hundreds of kilometers to get surgery? And what about health care for our fellow citizens who live far from Jakarta in areas like Papua, Aceh and East Nusa Tenggara?

These outpatients, who come from low-income families have had a very bitter experience. They now face additional suffering because they could not afford the cheapest accommodation or transportation fares from their hometowns to Jakarta to visit the hospital once a week.

"We don't have any relatives in the city and it is too expensive for us to commute. One way costs us more than Rp 240,000 (US$26)," Siti Hanifa, a patient with stomach cancer from Bandar Lampung, told The Jakarta Post recently, lying on mattress in a house prepared by a volunteer.

Siti is one of 26 outpatients who were told to leave a building owned by state-owned Cipto Mangunkusumo hospital (RSCM) which was reportedly going to be renovated.

Not surprisingly, the group and the case have came into the media spotlight. Many blamed the hospital management for the move, but perhaps forgot the greater issue; the failure of the government to address broader health care problems, particularly for the poor.

This incident should be a blessing in disguise for low-income families, because the media coverage can open the eyes of millions, including policy makers, to the fact there is a real problem at hand.

We should not simply blame the hospital for the incident without learning a lesson from it first. It is true there have been complaints about this hospital, including a lack of transparency about which beds are available on registering as an inpatient there. But in the case of the outpatient expulsion, we may need to address more serious problems otherwise we may see similar situations occurring again.

According to the RSCM management, the hospital has often been overrun with patients, who are referred by local hospitals from across the country. Unfortunately, most of these patients come from low-income families who can not afford accommodation while in Jakarta to receive treatment. Should RSCM foot their accommodation bill, or the local administrations from whose hospitals the patients were initially referred?

Hopefully, policy makers will take this incident into account when they are working out a new policy for health care for low-income families. The incident should provide momentum for them to look more closely at the spectrum of health care problems across the country.

Access for low-income families to proper health care is a complicated problem. We welcome the government's People Health Insurance (Jamkesnas) program. Some 18.1 million low-income families, or some 76.4 million people, are included in this free health care program, and this year the government has allocated Rp 4.6 trillion (US$50 million) to it.

But we still need to encourage the government to eradicate various weaknesses at the implementation level; the unreadiness or reluctance of hospitals supporting the program; fairness in deciding which families deserve the benefit; and provisions for poor families not included in the program.

Many local administrations have reportedly complained there are still many low-income families who do not hold the necessary insurance card -- the only document which can be used to gain access to free health care.

The mission to establish health for all by 2010 is, indeed, a noble effort in helping low-income families gain full access to improved health care. The government's commitment to allocate funds for the program is an initial step, however a more important step is now required to ensure all the funds reach the needy patients and not the pockets of greedy officials.

http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2008/07/26/editorial-health-all.html

 

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[This source is in Indonesian, but is from China Radio Network]:

16 countries were planned the Form of the Monitoring Communications Network of International Bird Flu

August 4, 2008,

The Xinhua Menurut Kantor Berita Xinhua news agency, 16 countries including Japan, the USA, Germany and Russia lately reached kesepatan concerning the formation of a monitoring communications network of purposeful international bird flu increased anticipation against fulu pathogenic birds that possibly will cause new type flu.

According to the Daily of Yomiuri Shimbun Japan, the main work of the formation of the communications network apart from installing the chip and the label to birds kelana and held tracing investigation against them through the communication satellite, also covered the work was the same as the Organisation of the Health of the World (WHO) and pushed the related information collection and the development of the network of the enjoyment together all over the world.

Reported, the Session of the Union of the Internasional Telecommunications (THAT) hoped received good the formation plan of the of information and monitoring communication of international bird flu in February next year.

http://indonesian.cri.cn/1/2008/08/04/1s85323.htm
Hat-tip Influentia2 and History Lover

 

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Serengan is a sub-district of Central Java


The resident Serengan the demonstration

The resident Serengan the demonstration the livestock breeding protest ayam Serengan (Expose)

Dozens Of residents RT 04/III, Serengan, on Tuesday (5/8) carried out the demonstration, protested against the poultry farm in the middle of the settlement of the inhabitants.

The poultry farm was it was thought very annoying the resident around, the reason caused the smell and pollution of the environment.

Chairman PKK local, NY Purwanto, when being met Expose, on Tuesday, said, since the existence of the poultry farm, several residents in the territory were sick until being treated in the hospital.

Himself and several residents worried, these chickens spread the bird flu virus. The similar matter was said, the other resident, the Singer.

He that remained precisely in the place of this chicken livestock that most could feel his impact. Apart from being smelly that stang, chicken hairs that flew also caused himself very itchy.

Was based on observation Expose in the field, the place that was used for this livestock was a multi-storied house of two that was not yet finished was built.

On the low floor, was used to place chickens. There were hundreds of chickens in this house, both the chick and the big chicken, that all was the piece chicken.

Around the territory was quite smelly not delicious was smelled, at first if entering the house. In the meantime, the Village Head Serengan, Suprapto, said, since the beginning the district side and the resident had tried to speak well and had reprimanded the owner of the livestock breeding. However, the same warning was not welcomed by that was relevant.

This matter was justified by RT 04/III Chairman Kelurahan Serengan, Sukir. He said, already the resident's more than five times reprimanded the owner, but also did not have the response.

"Ayam-chicken that has been since the last six months. If his owner was reprimanded, always every, yes later was moved by me. But until this also was not moved. " Lantaran was impatient, finally an amount you PKK took the initiative of visiting the owner.

When being visited by the owner tried to dodge and mean went. However, the key to the owner's motorcycle was seized by you PKK. Hingga finally the prepared owner moved the livestock breeding. The owner of the chicken livestock, Mirwan, when being asked by confirmation to be reluctant to comment. Himself promised, at that time also his chickens will be moved.

http://www.solopos.co.id/sp_search_tamu.asp?keyword=flu+burung#
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[Giuseppe]

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Listening needed to communicate bird flu risks

J. Mendaun Pandin, Ithaca, NY

Nowadays every democratic society provides a public arena to challenge scientific findings and official measures regarding health and environmental risks posed to the public.

The journalistic field that has emerged in exploring such democratic dialogue is called risk communication.

Risk communication needs journalists to observe journalistic standards like those of Tim Russett, the well-known United States political journalist who died two months ago.

Humbly yet critically listening to diverse voices from both authorities and the public concerning the political issues in question, Tim did his best to present unbiased news, articulating public concerns to the authorities in a tough yet decent manner.

Tim once said that as a journalist, he saw himself as accountable to the public; he was always well-prepared to present news concerning political issues that the public needed to be informed about if they were to be independent in making their own decisions on a well-informed basis.

One of the recent journalism topics covered by risk communication is avian influenza, which has had more human victims reported in Indonesia than anywhere else in the world.

Three years ago this month, in July 2005, avian influenza coverage inundated the news since the government confirmed that the H5N1 virus -- the avian influenza virus -- had claimed three consecutive deaths in a single family.

The news terrified the nation because the government and health experts suspected the H5N1 virus had mutated into a human-to-human virus which might soon create the world's next lethal influenza pandemic.

Since then most journalists have based their reports on avian influenza by listening to and gathering information from government officials as well as from health and animal experts.

Very few, unfortunately, have listened to and reported on the concerns of the public, although basic livelihoods have been seriously affected by the virus.

Creating news stories merely from the points of view of elites, such as political pundits, related authorities and scientific experts is a (traditional) legacy of watchdog journalism.

Such journalism was considered the ideal working principle of any accountable news media particularly in the 1950s to the 70s.

However, since the 1980s, as many parts of the world have moved towards embracing democratic principles, of which public concerns and public service are a vital part, the traditional practices of watchdog journalism have no longer been sufficient.

What is increasingly in demand is in-depth journalism that is capable of channeling a variety of opinions, such as those expressed by left, right and non-aligned parties, or by conservative, liberal and independent groups, or authorities, experts and the lay public and so forth.

Such journalism makes a robust endeavor to listen to and then present a complexity of opinions; it strives to create a more genuine democratic dialogue between the public and the elite, who together can exchange views to come up with a more realistic and appropriate decision for dealing with pressing social concerns or issues.

The effort to create a mode of journalism emphasizing the need to listen to all strata of society has grown out of the fact that in the past the messages or measures set/determined by authorities and experts have been at odds with public realities.

The public has often been judged or labeled as irrational, ignorant and/or stupid whenever their responses did not comply with official messages or measures.

Official measures and scientific findings advocated by the authorities have been found not to provide the best and most lasting solutions, especially in matters concerning health and environmental risks, e.g. the health and environmental damage caused by long-term use of chemical fertilizer in industrialized agriculture.

Realizing that too much reliance on the political and scientific facts has proven defective, risk communication journalism has incorporated various social science concepts in order to present a more robust perspective on health and environmental risks.

In covering risk issues, such journalism also embraces the psychological notion that it is what people feel that matters, especially in shaping changes to social behavior.

Journalists need to be critically aware that their stories not only include the official, the government's and experts' information and measures, but also present public opinions.

Since 2006 the government, with support from national and international agencies and countries, has launched various media campaigns to raise public awareness of the threats from bird flu.

Despite serious efforts, the outbreaks of avian influenza and the number of human victims in Indonesia are still the highest in the world.

Many communities, especially outside of Java and Bali remain ignorant, despite the awareness campaigns that have reached them.

It has felt as if the avian influenza threat was a distant problem, or specifically a Java problem, which did not affect them.

Risk communication journalists in Indonesia still have lots of homework to do.

They need to use as a model Tim Russett's journalism ethics in working on his news pieces.

Rather than being satisfied with the various kinds of one-size-fits-all "Beat The Bird Flu" campaigns, journalists need to lend their ears more to the impact that awareness campaigns have or might have exerted on people's daily lives.

Then, they should be accountable to the public for respectfully presenting very critical views to the government regarding the relevance of campaigns and official measures among diverse communities.

The stories of the ways the H5N1-infected communities have dealt with risks in accordance with local conventions might become sources of ideas for other communities to be more pro-active, creative and independent in making their own decisions in facing these risks.

The writer is a lecturer in charge of the Indonesian program at Cornell University. She can be reached at jmpandin@yahoo.com
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15 subdistricts in Tangerang endemic Bird Flu

As many as 15 subdistricts were in the Tangerang Regency territory stated positive as endemic bird flu. This subdistrict in part, Serpong, Legok, Cisauk, Panongan and Balaraja. The Hewan Dinas Peternakan part and Agriculture of Kabupaten Tangerang drh. Melania said, positive him 15 subdistricts were known after the Peternakan Service side carried out the test against chicken carcasses that died suddenly in this territory. "Many communities that did not yet understand to bury chickens that have died," he said in the socialisation of bird flu in the Mauk Subdistrict, Tangerang, on Wednesday (6/8/2008). He admitted to not finding it easy to carry out the awareness against the community. Especially to bury chicken carcasses that died suddenly.

Because of this, Melania claimed, middle active carried out the socialisation to the community. His side in fact took the public figures and the religion by the hand in respectively the subdistrict. "By involving the religious figure, it was hoped more could be easy to carry out the awareness at least to bury the chicken that died suddenly," he said. As far as this is concerned, said Melania, this socialisation just reached 16 subdistricts from 56 subdistricts in the Tangerang Regency

http://news.okezone.com/index.php/R.../15-kecamatan-di-tangerang-endemis-flu-burung

 

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WHO Discuss Revitalisasi of the Health Foundation Service

Jakarta, on Wednesday - the Health Body of the World (WHO) held the regional conference about revitalisation of the health service of the foundation (PKD) in South-East Asia. The expert from eleven member countries in the work territory of WHO South-East Asia met to agree to the strategy reached millenium development goals (MDG) and the health for all. The meeting that was held this August 6-8 was opened by Coordinating Minister for People's Welfare Aburizal Bakrie, on Wednesday (6/8), in the Four Season Hotel, Jakarta, were accompanied by Health Minister Siti Fadilah Supari. The Internasional Primary Health Care conference (PHC) in Alma Alta, Russia, in 1978 produced the Declaration of Alma-Alta that was the development reference of the health of the community. This declaration was triggered by the imbalance of the status of the health between various areas in a country, as well as international. Considering the importance of the health for the social development and economics, this declaration appointed PHC as the key approach to achieve the health for all.

After 30 years passed by, and coincided with the WHO anniversary of the 60, WHO studied came back about how merevitalisasi PKD in an effort to increase the health of the world, especially for the poor community. In Indonesia, PHC was adapted as the health service of the foundation that was marked by the provisions of health means like the community health centre, posyandu and the post of the village of the health service. Apart from discussions, the same conference was filled up with the session that produced three main speakers that is Director General Emiritus WHO Dr Halfdan Mahler that in the last 30 years began the movement of the Bagi Semua Health, Dr Amprn Nondasuta, the PKD pioneer in Thailand that now holds the office of Foundation for Quality of Life President, as well as the special former UN envoy for the Pembangunan Milenium Target in Asia-Pacific Erna Witoelar.

This meeting will discuss problems that were dealt with by the member countries in achieving the aim of his national health, beside the aim of MDG. Diskusi will focus in how reduced the gap that happened by reinforcing the health in the member countries. WHO carried out PKD advocacy that was effective, safe and quality through the health system, every time and anywhere the service was needed, without neglecting resources. WHO Kawasan South-East Asia Dr Samlee Plianbangchang Director said, the health service of the gripping foundation firm in the social values namely equality and social justice. Equality was the most important value, not only for the sector of the health, but also for the other sector that memengaruhi the health like education, economics, geographical and jender.

The Health Minister added, various health challenges currently are dealt with by the community, among them new infectious diseases and that again sprang up, kedaruratan the health of the community, the change in the climate, as well as the energy crisis and food. "One certain matter, the poor people most incurred a loss and efforts settled poverty so increasingly was difficult." This situation needed the strong leader who could determine the policy and brought about him in the real action comprehensively in the sector of the health, he said.

http://www.kompas.com/read/xml/2008/08/06/20143765/who.bahas.revitalisasi.pelayanan.kesehatan.dasar

 

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The Alert Village Filled The Health Service Of The Foundation

Jakarta - the Requirement to revitalize the health service of the foundation was continually carried out by the Department of the Health by activating again the community health centre as health means and posyandu in the middle of the community.

"However, the community health centre in several areas was not easy to be covered by the community was isolated and several posyandu inactive. Therefore, to complete the health service of the foundation was needed by alert rural development as soon as possible that will activate the community in the health field, especially posyandu and the health service of the other foundation in the village stage," said the Health Minister (Menkes) Siti Fadilah Supari in the Regional Conference opening about Revitalisation of the Health Service of the South-East Asian Foundation in Jakarta, on Wednesday (6/8 ).

This agenda was followed by 200 participants from eleven member countries, that is Indonesia, Bangladesh, Butan, Korea, India, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Timorese Leste.

Menkes explained that the founding of alert villages will activate the community to get ready himself towards the natural disaster and the infectious diseases disaster that will help works of the official of the good health in the community health centre and in the auxiliary community health centre. "Without the involvement of the community through alert villages, will not have the health service of the perfect foundation. Although the community health centre has stood down to areas was isolated, " he stressed.

Menkes explained that at this time was established by the Health Council of the People (DKR) by the community all over the province and the containing regency the community that was aware of the importance of alert rural development. "The DKR task was to establish alert villages, to activate forums for the health of the village and to confirm the community was ready to be faced with the natural disaster and the illness," he continued.

http://www.sinarharapan.co.id/berita/0808/06/sh06.html
hat-tip Treyfish

 

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SLOW was handled the COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE, the BABY two months died
06 Agustus 2008 17:13 WIB

Makassar: The baby was two months old in Ember-baraya, Makassar, South Sulawesi, died because late was handled by the medical team in the local community health centre. According to Nurhayati, the mother of the baby, his child was late handled by the medical team because of the lack of the cost. However, this was denied by the Community Health Centre side of Bara-baraya. The reporter Metro TV Kartika Tasno from the Makassar Bureau reported, Nurhayati at that time arrived in the community health centre. According to the community health centre side, Nurhayati at that time asked to the community health centre side that his child was handled by the specialist doctor. However, in this community health centre indeed did not have the specialist doctor. And Nurhayati was then asked to be waiting for the general practitioner in the community health centre that was handling the other patient. The difference again with the side's Nurhayati information. According to the husband Nurhayati, Saparudin, he accompanied his wife went to the Community Health Centre of Bara-baraya while bringing his child who was feverish high. Upon arrival at the community health centre, they did not receive the good service from the official of the community health centre because of not having money to pay the service of the doctor's inspection.

Saparudin admitted to be able to come home to look for money of Rp 20 thousand in accordance with the official's request of the community health centre. Whereas Nurhayati live in the community health centre. For almost one half of the hour, Nurhayati claimed only was waiting. And did not get the service. Whereas the condition for his child was increasingly critical. Hot him was increasingly high. Immediately after being checked, beloved finally died. (DEN)
http://www.metrotvnews.com/berita.asp?id=64035

 

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Minggu, 10 Agustus 2008 00:01 WIB
Muntaber dan Kolera Renggut Ratusan Jiwa

The plague of cholera and muntaber struck the resident in the Kamuu Valley, Distrik Monemani, Kabupaten Dogiyai, Papua, since last April. The church of Masehi Indonesia and the Gereja Kristen Injili Synod as well as the Jayapura Diocese and Timika recorded casualties died reached 230 people. The different data was shown by the team of the Papua Health, that recorded the number of casualties of the Service died 89 people, from 524 cases that were found. "Possibly the Kesehatan Service only recorded casualties who came to the community health centre, and the church received the direct data from the house to the house," I Vice-Governor Papua Alex Hesegem, yesterday. That was certain, he stated the Government of the Papua Province had not ignored the resident's suffering Kamuu. Since early May, the medical team from the Kesehatan Service of the Nabire Regency, Paniai, and the Papua Province along with the team of the medical volunteer the foreign country descended to the location. They have wrought to deal with the plague of the illness.

"Untrue if being impressed by us allowed the resident's suffering Kamuu," he stressed. The team did not just give medical treatment to the community in dozens of villages. They also gave counselling and the improvement of sanitation. While the team's almost one month was assigned. The conclusion is, at that point, this area was free the plague muntaber and cholera. "But evidently, at the beginning of July, the plague again spread in the Monemani community," explained Alex. In July, his side again sent the solidest medical team from various sides, including the Department of the Health took part in helping handled the problem of the plague. "We made an effort as maximally as possible to give efforts in order to helps the resident Kamuu." The main hindrance that was experienced by the team was the low level of the pattern thought the community so as rescue efforts that will be carried out, precisely it was suspected as the action that will kill in a mass fashion the person Papua.

Alex acknowledged that there is the weakness in the service that was given by his side in overcoming this problem. But all the powers have been mobilised to help the community. Dogiyai was the new regency, pemekaran from the Nabire Regency. The appointment of the area was carried out by Home Minister Mardiyanto at the beginning of July.

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The research Not all that Mendukung [= to sanction; support; back up; endorse; espouse; carry]
The Control of the Tropical Disease Not Optimal
Tuesday, August 12 2008 | 00:10 WIB

the control of several tropical diseases like malaria, filariasis or foot the elephant, and leprosy or leprosy did not go effectively. This condition happened the reason for the handling of the tropical disease was not supported by the development of the adequate as well as integrated research inter-institutional. The researcher from Tropical Disease Diagnostic Center (TDDC) the University of Airlangga Surabaya, drh CA Nidom stated, the tropical disease was the dominant factor in the arena of illnesses in the world. Everything currently does not have again the territory limit, so as people from the country sub tropical then could be affected by the illness that often was found in the tropical country because of the move of the inhabitants. The tropical disease like malaria, leprosy and filariasis or foot the elephant in Indonesia the number of his sufferers increasingly increased in five last years. Moreover, his spreading then almost covered all the Motherland territory. (Kompas, 11/8)
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http://cetak.kompas.com/read/xml/2008/08/12/00100415/riset.kurang.mendukung

 

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HEPATITIS A became an epidemic in DIY; headed Yogya Healthy, the Opponent of the Spreading of the Virus
1/08/2008 09:21:01

The Hepatitis A virus became an epidemic in DIY. Ratusan the sufferer was treated inap in several hospitals that were spread in DIY. Sekalipun was not classified as dangerous, but this illness must be guarded against. This virus most attacked the resident of the productive age. That was the reason, the socialisation of the behaviour of the clean and healthy life (PHBS) must be speeded up, including to the perpetrators of food efforts and the drink. The program headed Yogya Sehat was then questioned. INDEED not yet many communities realised the hepatitis danger. Especially the quite potential young circle was affected by this illness attack. Like Fahrus, the bachelor that his name was concealed this, till last week still was treated in a private hospital in Yogya. He was sentenced had been attacked by A Hepatitis since early last week after undergoing the blood test following the sign of early like flu.

?Awal him indeed only headache as wanting flu. Besides this when urinating the colour of the turbid urine was like tea accompanied vomited again and again. Then I at once to the doctor and at once was suggested for the blood cheque. Results of the blood cheque, I was at once recommended to enter the house sakit,? said Fahrus.
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http://www.kr.co.id/web/detail.php?sid=173862&actmenu=46

 

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The socialisation of the Prevention of Bird Flu continued to be strengthened
Selasa, 12 Agustus 2008 13:55 WIB

The awareness program of the community through various prevention activities and the socialisation of the spreading of bird flu continued to be strengthened by various sides in almost all the country. The statement was sent by the Executive Director of the Nasional Pengendalian Commission of Bird Flu and Menghadapi Pandemi Influenza Preparedness (FBPI), Bayu Krisnamurthi, on Monday night (11/8). Various socialisations, still Bayu words, will go together with strengthening efforts that were carried out by the government, including the handling of the traditional markets especially the poultry market.

In 2008, the planned government cleaned four poultry markets in several cities, one of them of Jakarta. Bayu mentioned while the monitoring for the last three years, in Lampung was not found by even one cases konfirm bird flu was suffered by humankind, now in South Sumatra already for the last two year did not have the report on the case of bird flu that was contracted by humankind. "This showed that not something that was not possible when not having the case to humankind completely in a period and a place," said he.

According to Bayu, his side continued make an effort for the focus mensosialisasikan and communicated bird flu to the public's public, sembari empowered the community so that together overcame the spreading of this illness. Several examples of the socialisation about bird flu, continued he, was the campaign in Cirebon last July 12 that involved approximately 10,000 children and was supported to be full by the Regional Government (the Regional Government) local. "Last August 10 also had the activity that was interesting in Batam, where the awareness was about bird flu connected with the campaign" bike to work"," he said. On Wednesday (13/8) will also have the campaign about the socialisation of bird flu that involved the member all the Sukabumi Scout, continued Bayu.

"Steps that were taken by the social organisation also must be appreciated, for example Muhammadiyah this coming August 24 will do penggalangan the mass that was big in 9 main cities all over Java, Bali, North Sumatra, South Sumatra, West Sumatra, and Lampung enough," said Bayu.

 

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Supari,Steiger(USA) talks in Sydney about virus sharing

Wibisono(IDN):
> the two sides achieved "many progress" that will influence the agreement
> in the intergovernmental meeting in Geneva in November 2008.
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> so as all the sides that became part of this system will be treated in a manner was equal.

that was never cause for controversy, AFAIK.
Although Indo may have claimed those who currently "possess" viruses are more equal....
Or they want existing money to be shared so poorer countries become richer
(and richer ones poorer), so the countries become more equal financially,
not in duties or rights wrt. WHO-regulations. (==> poor countries can afford vaccines,
[which rich ones don't want])
That seems to be the trick of such statements, that everyone can interpret
it as she likes.

 

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Machine translation


Chicken and the improper egg biggest inflation

Waspada ONLINE

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Jakarta - The price Pressure of the poultry product an egg fairy and chicken were still high towards the national inflation contribution of the period of the I semester 2008. Meat and the chicken egg contributed the contribution towards total inflation, at least reached 8.4 percent. Was like this was sent by the Deputy Minister Perkekonomian Bidang Pertanian and Marine Bayu Krisnamurthi in the national seminar agenda “Berapakah the price of the appropriate poultry product, diselengarakan by the centre of marketing information (Pinsar) the national poultry, in the Santika Hotel, Jakarta, on Monday (11/8).
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“Daging the chicken and the egg gave 8.4% contribution towards Indonesian inflation for 6 months (JanuariJuni) ,” he said. Bayu explained, the price increase of chicken gave the quite big contribution that is reaching 5.2% towards the total inflation and 13% towards inflation as a result of by the foodstuff. Whereas for the egg contributed 10.4 % towards inflation of the foodstuff and berkontribusi 3.3% towards total inflation.
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He added, the condition for the Indonesian poultry breeding product increasingly gloomy after experiencing the peak period in 2002 grew was good enough that is 11%. His condition dropped after receiving the case blow of bird flu in 2003 and being aggravated by the hindrance of the purchasing power factor that was low because of the height of the price of livestock food, like corn, the soybean et cetera. In principle, said Bayu, the government wanted the community to be able to increase consumption of the product and the egg of the meat poultry more because of being related to the matter of the nutrient as long-term investment. However on the side other, continued Bayu, the government still could not give the subsidy to this field because more often allocated to the sector of fuel oil (FUEL OIL).<o></o>
“Kenyataan him was 60% consumption of protein still came from the poultry product, the fish rest. The Indonesian nation too many ate the carbohydrate, chicken purchasing power and the egg must ditingkatkan,” please him. Consumption of the community's Indonesian egg still less than 70 items per the year, consumption per capita chicken not all that 5 until 7 kg per the year and for the fish 8 until 10 kg per the year, for consumption of the carbohydrate 130 kg per the productive year of the age group. Up to now the price of the chicken egg ratarata Rp14 thousand per kg and chicken Rp20.000 until Rp25.000.
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Safe stock

The breeder's circle guaranteed chicken supplies and the safe egg gazed at lebaran. So as the price increase that was triggered by the lack of supplies could be avoided, although the seasonal rise will continue to happen, added General Chairman Pusat of Pasar Information (Pinsar) the Poultry Indonesian Hartono in the same agenda. Hartono explained, his side prepared chicken supplies through to 40.000 ton and 36.000 ton the chicken egg per the week to guard supplies gazed at lebaran.
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According to him, the rise in the request of the poultry product (the egg and the chicken) will experience the peak period in the period H1 and H+2 early of the fast. However his side anticipated this by carrying out preparations for the production and the even distribution of the production. Hartono expected the price of chicken to be increased by by the breeder could reach Rp16 thousand per the tail so as to be increased by retail could reach Rp18 thousand whereas for the egg was hoped for Rp15 thousand in the retail level Rp17 thousand. This price according to him still was demeaned.

In the meantime General Chairman Gabungan of the Pembibitan Unggas Company (GPPU) Paulus Setiabudi said to press the too excessive supply then the perpetrators of efforts of poultry seedling cultivation to try to restrain the production of the prospective poultry so that the price of the poultry product does not fall after lebaran. (iwa/dcm)<o></o>

http://www.waspada.co.id/Ekonomi/Bisnis/Daging-ayam-dan-telur-sumbang-inflasi-terbesar.html

 

[Diane Morin]

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Machine translation

The socialisation of the Prevention of Bird Flu continued to be strengthened
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Selasa, 12 Agustus 2008 13:55 WIB

The socialisation of the Prevention of Bird Flu of Terus Digalang Jakarta -- noodles: the awareness Program of the community through various prevention activities and the socialisation of the spreading of bird flu continued to be strengthened by various sides in almost all the country. The statement was sent by the Executive Director of the Nasional Pengendalian Commission of Bird Flu and Menghadapi Pandemi Influenza Preparedness (FBPI), Bayu Krisnamurthi, on Monday night (11/8).
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Various socialisations, still Bayu words, will go together with strengthening efforts that were carried out by the government, including the handling of the traditional markets especially the poultry market. In 2008, the planned government cleaned four poultry markets in several cities, one of them of Jakarta.
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Bayu mentioned while the monitoring for the last three years, in Lampung was not found by even one cases konfirm bird flu was suffered by humankind, now in South Sumatra already for the last two year did not have the report on the case of bird flu that was contracted by humankind. "This showed that not something that was not possible when not having the case to humankind completely in a period and a place," said he.
<o></o>
According to Bayu, his side continued make an effort for the focus mensosialisasikan and communicated bird flu to the public's public, sembari empowered the community so that together overcame the spreading of this illness. Several examples of the socialisation about bird flu, continued he, was the campaign in Cirebon last July 12 that involved approximately 10,000 children and was supported to be full by the Regional Government (the Regional Government) local.
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"Last August 10 also had the activity that was interesting in Batam, where the awareness was about bird flu connected with the campaign" bike to work"," he said. On Wednesday (13/8) will also have the campaign about the socialisation of bird flu that involved the member all the Sukabumi Scout, continued Bayu.
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"Steps that were taken by the social organisation also must be appreciated, for example Muhammadiyah this coming August 24 will do penggalangan the mass that was big in 9 main cities all over Java, Bali, North Sumatra, South Sumatra, West Sumatra, and Lampung enough," said Bayu. (Ant/OL-01)<o></o>

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