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FINDINGS
Statistics
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Clinics
are for first aid only (minor medical issues).
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Geranting has a midwife clinic for birthing.
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Geranting is typically a 15-minute boat ride to see the midwife.
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Midwife
cost ~ 40,000 rupiah per check-up and Rp.300,000 to give birth.
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There
is a birth control method being used, Pil KB (family planning), and a
government program to control the number of children per family.
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1 Help
Center per 3,000 people.
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1
clinic per 30,000 people.
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No
doctors.
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2
people caring for 3,400 people and 1 midwife.
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Caregivers are a step below nurses.
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Healthcare is available to all. (Cost restrictions?? Were not
identified, but are likely an issue)
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If
cannot be treated at clinic, must go to hospital with “proof of
inability to pay” slip.
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Felt needs
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Malaria
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Assumed cause – the tide comes in and leaves pools of stagnant water;
the rain mixes and creates the breeding ground for mosquitoes and in
turn Malaria.
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This problem waxes and wanes.
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Government has offered assistance by giving free care in government
hospital to those with Malaria (reactive).
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Nutrition
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Little to no nutritional value.
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Cause – do not have money to purchase nutritional food.
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There is nutritional food on the island, but cannot afford to purchase
it and it is more expensive in Batam.
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The cleaner, smaller islands, such as Terong, have fewer problems than
some others, but nutrition is still a valid concern.
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The lack of nutrition is not age discriminate.
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The people have enough protein from fish.
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They are lacking vitamins – only eat cauliflower and sometimes carrots.
Jack fruit causes diarrhea if eaten in excess.
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Sanitation
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This is an obvious need, but the people do not want to know how unclean
they are.
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This is a main hazard to weakening the immune system.
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People are more susceptible to illness and to Malaria due to unsanitary
conditions.
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Priorities
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1) Malaria
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2) Nutrition
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3) Sanitation
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