Memotret Sistem Layanan Kesehatan Primer: Profil dan Tantangan Kader Kesehatan di Indonesia (Bagian 1)

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Salah satu aktor yang diakui memiliki peran penting dalam sistem kesehatan di Indonesia adalah kader kesehatan. Mereka dipilih oleh masyarakat dan bersifat sukarela, merupakan altruism masyarakat dan bagian dari “gotong royong”. Oleh karena itu hingga saat ini belum ada peraturan yang menjamin kesejahteraan atas pengabdian yang mereka lakukan. Di sisi yang lain, kader yang dianggapContinue reading Memotret Sistem Layanan Kesehatan Primer: Profil dan Tantangan Kader Kesehatan di Indonesia (Bagian 1)

Kenaikan harga belum cukup hilangkan bau rokok di baju bangsa Indonesia

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Ganda bulutangkis Indonesia berhasil mengharumkan nama bangsa dengan membawa pulang medali emas dari Olimpiade Rio. Akan tetapi harum tersebut sedikit berbau rokok, karena salah satu sponsor utama adalah perusahaan tembakau. Kecanduan Indonesia terhadap rokok telah menjangkau seluruh lapisan masyarakat. Di sini kita membahas solusinya.Continue reading Kenaikan harga belum cukup hilangkan bau rokok di baju bangsa Indonesia

Fasting and its impact on Indonesian eating habits: myth and reality

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The change in behavior during Ramadhan not only affects the way people spend their money. In Indonesia, as the country with the largest number of Muslims, Ramadhan is the time for families, friends and relatives to gather to break the fast together (in Indonesian it is called ‘Buka Bersama’ or ’BukBer’). So, of course, Ramadhan also changes eating habits. Nielsen conducted research in Indonesia in 2011 and found that during Ramadhan, Indonesians behave the same way as people in UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt. They spend more on food.Continue reading Fasting and its impact on Indonesian eating habits: myth and reality

Hello: Awkward friendship moments save lives on the road

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A new campaign from the New Zealand Transport Agency focuses on driver distraction, a serious road safety issue all over the world. It is often the initial cause of a chain of events that results in serious injury and too often death. There are many potential causes of driver distraction: objects, events, or activities both inside andContinue reading Hello: Awkward friendship moments save lives on the road