Risk Communication and Community Engagement

CONTEXT The decentralization of Indonesia’s primary health care system has resulted in uneven access and inconsistent quality of care for a population that is spread across nearly 6,000 inhabited islands. The United States and Indonesia are committed…

CONTEXT The decentralization of Indonesia’s primary health care system has resulted in uneven access and inconsistent quality of care for a population that is spread across nearly 6,000 inhabited islands. The United States and Indonesia are committed…

NATIONAL SOCIETY PROFILE The Indonesian Red Cross Society (Palang Merah Indonesia), was established in 1945 and was admitted to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) in 1950. Its role as an auxiliary…

This is a brief overview over community concerns that have come out from Risk Communication and Community Engagement and Accountability (CEA) activities in Indonesia and Nepal. Key topics to address are fears and stigma against people…

Executive Summary The tsunami that devastated the Indonesian province of Aceh on 26th December 2004 caused tremendous loss of life and enormous destruction of infrastructure and property. This tragic event and the subsequent handling of the response,…