Health posts need Rp 400b

Health posts need Rp 400b

DENPASAR: The National Family Planning Board has asked the
government for the Rp 400 billion (US$41.23 million) it requires
to revitalize some 200,000 health posts (Posyandu) across the
country.

Board head Sumaryati Aryoso said the reactivation of the
health posts was urgent as most of them had been dormant since
the economic crisis hit the country in 1997.

The health posts, she said, would play an important role in
providing medical support for women, particularly pregnant women,
and children.

Sumaryati said that much of the funds would be used to provide
free contraceptives for poor people as well as food supplements
for malnourished children. -- Antara