{"id":5858,"date":"2025-07-23T14:49:38","date_gmt":"2025-07-23T14:49:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalcommunities.org\/country\/indonesia\/"},"modified":"2026-01-06T21:13:31","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T21:13:31","slug":"indonesia","status":"publish","type":"country","link":"https:\/\/globalcommunities.org\/country\/indonesia\/","title":{"rendered":"Indonesia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t<p>Indonesia faces persistent development and health challenges that disproportionately affect women, children, and marginalized communities. Despite national progress in reducing infant and newborn mortality rates over the past decades, maternal mortality remains high, and stunting continues to impact millions of children under five-particularly in underserved regions like Banten Province. These disparities are compounded by limited access to quality health services, poor sanitation, and harmful gender norms that hinder early childhood development and maternal well-being.<\/p>\n\t<p>In response, the Government of Indonesia has prioritized interventions to address maternal mortality and child malnutrition, with a focus on strengthening primary health care, nutrition, and early learning systems. Global Communities is supporting these efforts through locally adapted, community-led initiatives that aim to improve health outcomes across the first 1,000 days of life. Our work in Indonesia is grounded in collaboration with government and civil society partners and reflects a commitment to equity, sustainability, and evidence-based impact.<\/p>\n<h3>\n\t\t\tCurrent Programs\t<\/h3>\n<h4>\n\t\t\tImproving Maternal and Child Health Outcomes in Indonesia\t<\/h4>\n\t<p>Global Communities is implementing an integrated maternal and child health initiative in Pandeglang District, Banten Province, in partnership with the Banten provincial government and local NGO Pembangunan Citra Insan Indonesia (YPCII). The initiative spans the full continuum of care-from pregnancy through early childhood-and is designed to address persistent challenges such as high maternal mortality, stunting, and poor sanitation.<\/p>\n<p>The approach combines facility-based and community-based services to ensure that women, babies, and children receive timely, quality care. Pregnant women are organized into peer cohorts for antenatal visits that include physical assessments, education, and support. These sessions also incorporate nutrition interventions, including the provision of multiple micronutrient supplements (MMS) as a substitute for iron and folic acid. The MMS is made available through a partnership with Kirk Humanitarian, whose support enables distribution to pregnant women across both study and non-study sites.<\/p>\n<p>Following childbirth, mothers transition into community-based groups facilitated by trained health workers. These sessions cover topics such as breastfeeding, complementary feeding, hygiene, sanitation, and early childhood development. Fathers, religious leaders, and community members are also engaged to promote maternal health and encourage the use of formal health services.<\/p>\n<p>The initiative includes ongoing monitoring and evaluation, with results and lessons shared with local and national stakeholders. Activities are currently underway in Majasari and Menes subdistricts, and all pregnant women participating in the intervention receive MMS, supported by orientation and training for local providers.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/globalcommunities.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IMG_763915-Large.jpeg\" alt=\"IMG_7639[15] Large\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"960\" width=\"1280\" title=\"IMG_7639[15] Large\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading='lazy' \/>\n\t<p>In late 2024, with funding from Kirk Humanitarian, Global Communities incorporated MMS into our antenatal care program through an implementation research study in partnership with the University of Indonesia&#8217;s Center for Family Welfare (PUSKA UI). 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