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After traveling by 4x4 vehicle, the volunteer team's journey to Cindakko Hamlet continues on foot by crossing a river. (Photo: Yusuf Ahmad/AIHSP)

Jun 9, 2023

Delivering COVID-19 Vaccinations Door-to-door in Several Villages in Maros District

23 September 2022. The team from the Last-Mile COVID-19 Vaccination Program started their journey to Cindakko Hamlet, Bontosomba Village, Tompobulu Subdistrict, Maros District, South Sulawesi. This location is one of the target areas for a program supported by the Australia Indonesia Health Security Partnership (AIHSP) because the vaccination coverage rate is quite low compared to the national rate. Read more

Jun 7, 2023

Policy Brief: Accessibility and Acceptance of COVID-19 Vaccination for Older People in Yogyakarta

Research was conducted in early 2022 on the perspectives, acceptance and accessibility of COVID-19 vaccination, 3Ts (Testing, Tracing, and Treatment), and prevention of the coronavirus disease in the Indonesian province of Special Region of Yogyakarta. A collaboration between the Australia Indonesia Health Security Partnership (AIHSP) and Gadjah Mada University (UGM), this research delivered a number of findings on the acceptance of COVID-19 vaccination among the province’s older residents. Read more

Jun 5, 2023

World Environment Day 2023

We know that various global environmental changes will affect human health‒such as climate change, depletion of the ozone layer, land degradation, reduced water resources, changes in ecosystem function, and loss of biodiversity. Then, let's give World Environment Day 2023 the momentum to protect and care for our environment, for the sake of our health now and that of our children and grandchildren in the future. Read more

this research delivered a number of findings on the needs and challenges faces by the Kolok community, comprising people with speech and hearing impairments.

Jun 2, 2023

Policy Brief: COVID-19 Vaccine Risk Communication for The Kolok Community in Bali

Research was conducted in early 2022 on the perspectives, acceptance and accessibility of COVID-19 vaccination, 3Ts (Testing, Tracing, and Treatment), and prevention of the coronavirus disease in the Indonesian province of Bali. A collaboration between the Australia Indonesia Health Security Partnership (AIHSP) and Gadjah Mada University (UGM), this research delivered a number of findings on the needs and challenges faces by the Kolok community, comprising people with speech and hearing impairments. Read more

Residents who will be vaccinated against COVID-19 will first have their health checked by volunteers.

Jun 1, 2023

Cilacap District Government Welcomes the Last-Mile COVID-19 Vaccination Delivery Program and Vulnerable Groups Participate Enthusiastically

The vaccination outreach activity is the result of a collaboration fully supported by AIHSP through PMI, the Central Java Provincial Government, and the Cilacap District Government. The program‒called Last-Mile COVID-19 Vaccination Delivery‒serves people in nine districts in Central Java, including the Cilacap district. Read more