Banyuwangi Regent Receives Appreciation From Arvard Medical School For Health Policy Innovation

Banyuwangi Regent Ipuk Fiestiandani received appreciation from Harvard University. (photo: dock. intermediate)

BANYUWANGI-Banyuwangi Regent Ipuk Fiestiandani received appreciation when explaining the innovation of a number of public health-related policies to attend invitations at Harvard Medical School, Boston, United States, Thursday, May 11. In a written statement received by Antara in Banyuwangi, East Java, Friday, May 12, one of the things presented by the Regent of Ipuk was an attempt to deal with the high mortality rate of infants and mothers giving birth and stunting. This was triggered by the limitations of health facilities and medical personnel in the outermost areas. Like people who live in plantation areas on mountain slopes. "This challenge requires us to innovate. How to overcome this problem with all the limitations of facilities and budgets," said Ipuk. from that challenge, he said again, Banyuwangi implemented a mutual cooperation move by involving various elements of society for the beating to overcome the problem. One of them is by forming a Laskar Sakina (Stop Maternal Death Rate and Children). This Laskar consists of women selling mobile vegetables.

"They are trained to accompany pregnant mothers in their work areas to be able to carry out routine checks. So, they can get good health services. Including identifying if there are stunting risk toddlers," said Ipuk as well. In fact, now expanded not only to provide assistance and monitoring, Laskar Sakina also provides nutritious food assistance for pregnant women at risk as well as to stunting toddlers. They bring various vegetables, side dishes and fruit every day. Benefits. Not only for pregnant women and stunting toddlers, but also supporting the economy of Laskar Sakina's mothers. Because their merchandise is getting better," said Ipuk.Ipuk.Gagas gotong royong and gave a positive impact of the derivative of the public health carried out by the Banyuwangi Regency Government received various appreciations from the academic civity of Aharvard Medical School. Among them from Professor Byron Joseph Good, professor of medical anthropology on the Department of Global Health and Social Medicine Harvard University program. "This is very interesting. Banyuwangi can mobilize residents to participate in public problems. So, the impact can be greatly felt, "said Professor Byron Joseph Good. What is done by Banyuwangi also received the attention of a number of students present. They are enthusiastic about how the Banyuwangi kiat involves vegetable sellers to be involved in early detection activities of stunting risk and high pregnancy risk. "We deliberately involve sellers who are mostly women, because they easily empathize with children's problems and pregnancy. So every problem, we identify what solution is right to solve the existing problems," said Ipuk explained. Similarly also revealed Program Manager Department of Global Health and Social Medicine Harvard Medical School, Christina LivelyEdM. According to him, Banyuwangi's perspective in public health treatment inspired it. "We highly appreciate the insight shared about how to build concern for common health. The perspectives that Banyuwangi did in dealing with these health problems are very encouraging to us," he said.Fundance of infant mortality and mothers in Banyuwangi can be suppressed in such a way as various collaboration and gotong roy. According to maternal mortality rates located at 260,6 per 100,000 pregnancy, can be suppressed to 119, 37 deaths per 100,000 pregnancy. Likewise with number 3.