Antara News, Tuesday, December 29, 2009 20:07 WIB
Jakarta (ANTARA News) - First Lady Ani Yudhoyono has asked members of the Family Welfare and Empowerment (PKK) team to intensify the activities of integrated health posts (Posyandu).
"Intensify innovative activities (of Posyandu) in accordance with local conditions," she said when visiting Matahari II posyandu at Lubang Buaya , Cipayung sub district, East Jakarta, Tuesday.
The First Lady was accompanied by Health Minister Endang Rahayu Sedyaningsih, Jakarta Governor Fauzi Bowo, National PKK Team Chief Vita Gamawan Fauzi, Jakarta`s PKK Team Tatiek Fauzi Bowo and members of the United Indonesia Cabinet Ministers` Wives Solidarity (SIKIB).
She said around 50 percent of Posyandu`s health funds was contributed by the public.
Meanwhile, the health minister reported that the number of Posyandus had increased from 232,000 in 2004 to 267,000 in 2007.
The maternal mortality rate in 2007 had dropped to 228 per 100 thousand and would continue to be cut to 118 per 100 thousand live births by 2015.
The mortality rate is expected to be reduced from 34 per 1000 live births in 2007 to 24 per 1000 live births in 2015.
"And the number of malnourished infants will be down from 18.4 percent in 2007 to less than 15 percent in 2015," the health minister said.
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