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Australia is delivering 100,000 doses of rabies vaccine to East Nusa Tenggara, July 2023

Jul 28, 2023

Australia delivers rabies vaccine to East Nusa Tenggara

Australia is delivering 100,000 doses of rabies vaccine to East Nusa Tenggara. The vaccine is being donated by to the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Indonesia (MoA) for distribution to SoE, South Central Timor (TTS) District of NTT, and to other high-risk districts in the province Read more

Policy Brief to Strengthening Laboratory Capacity

Jul 21, 2023

Policy Brief: Strengthening Laboratory Capacity For Effective Infectious Diseases Detection and Response in Indonesia

Research was conducted in 2021 by the Australia Indonesia Health Security Partnership (AIHSP) in collaboration with the Indonesia One Health University Network (INDOHUN) to assess the significance of laboratory service availability and the quality of laboratory management systems throughout Indonesia. The aim was to measure the capacity and preparedness level of laboratory services, which play a crucial role in determining a country's defense capabilities against disease outbreaks. Read more

'One Health' multi-stakeholder coordination on rabies controlling strategies in Kupang NTT, facilitated by AIHSP and Animal Husbandry Office of NTT Province

Jul 6, 2023

Australia Supports Indonesia in Controlling The Rabies Outbreak in NTT

Australia and the Government of Indonesia are working together to help control the spread of a rabies outbreak that has recently affected the island of Timor in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT). Read more

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