Major Floods and Landslides Devastate Sumatra, Leaving Hundreds Dead and Millions Affected Sumatra, Indonesia — December 2025.Massive floods and landslides have struck several regions across Sumatra, resulting in severe destruction and significant loss of life. According to the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB), as of December 2, 2025, at least 702 people have been confirmed dead, while 499 others remain missing. The disaster, triggered by days of intense rainfall, has affected an estimated 3.3 million residents, forcing more than 1.1 […]
A THANK YOU LETTER AND SEASON GREETINGS! |
Dear Friends, Colleagues and Partners, As we come to the end of the year 2021, marked with challenges and crisis yet tinged with hope and resilience, I would like to take this time to thank you all for your unending support, your prayer and your commitment to support our work and ministry in Indonesia. Because of your help, we can continue our service to bring hope by providing health education for mother and child, improving livelihood, combating Tuberculosis and […]
Results from an active case-finding project on Nias Island, Indonesia |
Background Indonesia has one of the highest tuberculosis (TB) burdens in the world, with over 8% of the global TB cases in 2018. In 2018, 563,879 TB cases were notified, the third-highest in the world after India and China. Nevertheless, Indonesia is also one of the main contributors to the increasing gap in undetected and/or undiagnosed cases in the world (10%). Indonesia’s island geography makes access the healthcare services and health information a challenge, and the relative poverty of the […]
Emergency Response to Palu, Donggala, Sigi, Central Sulawesi – Indonesia |
A devastating 7,5 magnitude earthquake struck the island of Sulawesi, In Indonesia, on September 28th, 2018, triggering a deadly tsunami with current death toll of over 2,050 people, search and rescue efforts continue. At least 650.000 people have been directly affected across the city of Palu, The Donggala Regency. Thousands of people still missing, and more than 79.000 people are now facing sickness, lack of food and water in temporary shelter (IDPs). Injured are hundreds. Partnerships with various donors such […]
Blessings Behind The Gillnet |
Faewa Duha or called Ama Kanurnia Duha is one of the fishermen who live in Hili Amonio sub-village of Baluta village, he experienced using an inadequate instrument for fishing. He is one of the beneficiaries of Yayasan Menara Agung Pengharapan Internasional program called Tanah Masa Livelihood (TML). He used to go fishing and the catchment usually was sold out to the neighbors and sometimes the catchment only for his family. He has 4 children where 3 of them currently study […]
Exclusive Breast Feeding |
Sri Wahyuni is a mother and she lives with her family in Siofa Ewali village, Tello. She always participates in the Mothers Health Clubs which are provided by YMAP International and Puskesmas in her village. People used to call her as Mrs. Sri, during her last pregnancy she learned about exclusive breastfeeding, nutrition for pregnant and also nutrition for lactating mothers. She learned also how to prepare nutritious food and supplemental feeding for children. She also keeps eating nutritious food […]
Get Worming Infection from Sugar and Fish? |
Worming infection is common diseases among children. When Health Facilitator interviewed mothers and asked questions to the children the cause of the worm infection, here were the answers: (1) too much eating sugar, sweet food, candy and etc. (2) too much eating fish. They don’t know what is the effect of diarrhea to human body and they even don’t know how diarrhea to be transmitted to other people. During Children Health Club mostly some parents came to drop their children […]