Rotary Club builds maternity clinics

Rotary Club builds maternity clinics

JAKARTA (JP): The Rotary Club of Victoria, Australia, has
teamed up with the Rotary Club of Jakarta-Thamrin to build
several maternity clinics in villages around Mauk, Tangerang.

The decision to build the clinics was based on consideration
that the villages in the area suffer one of the highest maternal
mortality rates in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations
(ASEAN) and the infant mortality there was also very high, the
Australian Embassy said in a statement.

Most deaths are caused by infections that could easily be
avoided in a clinic with the supervision of trained nurses, the
statement said.

The Rotary Club of Jakarta-Thamrin built a clinic at the
village of Gunungsari several years ago and there was an
immediate improvement in the health and welfare of the mothers of
the village.

The two clubs have pooled their resources to build and equip
four new maternity clinics. The construction of one of the four
has commenced in Klebet village.

A group of five Warragul Rotarians, led by president Jon
Soutar, is visiting Indonesia from Nov. 8 to Nov. 15 to inspect
the site of the first clinics. (hhr)