Mother's education Affect Family Health

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Mother's education Affect Family Health
Asia Pacific Development Summit is a forum of countries in Asia Pacific to review development issues in the region. In 2012, this forum will be held for the second time in Jakarta. At this meeting, the spotlight is on the health profile of the Asia Pacific region, particularly maternal and child health. This forum is also made ​​to encourage the creation of public-private partnerships to produce an integrated strategy to accelerate the achievement of the health-related MDGs.

Speaking in the presence of representatives of the various countries in Asia Pacific, Deputy Minister of Health, revealed Mukti Ali Ghufron achievements and constraints faced by Indonesia. He also emphasized the importance of understanding the health of the mother. "Be aware that the mother's education will greatly affect the health status of families and children," said Ali Ghufron Mukti, deputy health minister of Indonesia to the audience at the opening of Asia Pacific Development Summit 2012 at the JW Marriot Jakarta.

Furthermore, Ali Ghufron explained that currently the Indonesian government is focusing on raising awareness in the area of public health, promote the importance of exclusive breastfeeding and disease prevention efforts. In his speech, Ali Ghufron describes some of the problems still to be a chore Indonesian government, especially the ministry of health, the lack of distribution of medical personnel in various regions in Indonesia, the lack of allocation of funds for health to the high maternal mortality rate.

"Therefore, the government is now focusing more towards remote areas as well as remote and border difficulties in obtaining access to health care," said Ali Ghufron. In addition, Ali Ghufron also describes the health insurance program that has been running since 2008. He also showed off a free delivery program called Jampersal in front of the audience. "Now all women can give birth in a hospital free of Class 3. This not only applies to the poor alone, but for all pregnant women in Indonesia,".

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