Rapports

Heavy rainfall has been affecting southern Indonesia since 19 January, triggering landslides and causing floods that have resulted in casualties and damage. The Indonesian National Board for Disaster Management (BNPB) reports, as of 21 January, four fatalities,…

Context Many communities across Indonesia are vulnerable due to natural hazards and public health outbreaks. Seventy-five percent of emerging infectious diseases over the past decades have been zoonotic diseases capable of spreading between animals and humans. Moreover,…

Heavy rainfall has been affecting several parts of Indonesia since 19 January, triggering landslides and causing floods that have resulted in casualties and damage. According to the Indonesian National Board for Disaster Management (BNPB) reports, as of…

CONTEXT Eradicating polio is humanity’s next historic public health achievement. The United States and Indonesia are committed to implementing the Global Polio Eradication Initiative Strategy to ensure the safety of every Indonesian child from paralysis caused by…

CONTEXT High quality data form the foundation for strong public health policies and programs. For over 30 years, the Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) Program, funded by USAID, has collected, analyzed, and disseminated data on population, health,…

Sita Pratitha YAKKUM Emergency Unit (YEU) conducted training titled “Anticipatory Action and Climate Action Training to Build Women-Led Resilience” in a hybrid format over five days (November 18–22, 2024). The offline training was held at the Disaster…

The Ibu volcano, located in west Halmahera Island, in North Maluku province, eastern Indonesia, erupted on 15 January at 00:11 UTC. Volcanic ash was reported, and the column reached 4,000 m above the summit of the…

In 2004, the Indian Ocean Tsunami claimed over 230,000 lives and exposed critical vulnerabilities in countries across the Indian Ocean including Indonesia’s disaster response systems. This catastrophic event marked a turning point in Indonesia’s disaster risk…

Heavy rainfall has been affecting several parts of Indonesia since 13 January, triggering landslides and causing floods that have resulted in casualties and damage. The Indonesian National Board for Disaster Management (BNPB) reports, as 15 January, at…

CONTEXT As the Government of Indonesia formulates its 2025-2029 National Medium Term Development Plan, it aims to make ambitious commitments to expand access to safely managed drinking water and sanitation. However, a staggering 88 percent of Indonesians…