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Brebes Government to expand MADANI-revitalized community-based program on maternal and child health to all 292 Villages

Apr 22, 2022

Although the district of Brebes in Central Java has had a maternal and child health regulation since 2017, it has not been adequately enacted to date.

Training for caregivers of pregnant women, part of the "Maternal Child Health Alert Village" cadres, in one of MADANI's targeted villagers

Training for caregivers of pregnant women, part of the “Maternal Child Health Alert Village” cadres, in one of MADANI’s targeted villagers

Low community awareness and poor quality of public health services contributes to high maternal and child mortality rates. To improve this situation, USAID MADANI’s civil society partners in Brebes have revitalized the Ministry of Health program Desa Siaga KIBBL (“Maternal and Child Health Alert Village”). They focus on improving communication between the Community Health Center and the community, as well as training community cadres to ensure the wellbeing of pregnant women. On 29 March 2022, the Brebes government announced their intention to replicate the MADANI initiative in all 292 villages across the region, starting with involving MADANI partners for train-the-trainer sessions with village-level administrators and promoting the advantages of the program in the villages.

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