During our fieldwork in Umalulu for the East Sumba Malaria Prevention Project, rapid diagnostic tests confirmed new positive malaria cases—children, women, and adolescents—despite being outside peak season. Without testing, cases remain invisible. Testing saves lives.
To reach ultra-rural villages, we rely on the Truck of Life to navigate rough, broken roads. This vehicle allows us to deliver essential supplies, including medicines, water, tools, solar kits, and food. Logistics play a crucial role in our program; without access to fuel, spare parts, and the commitment to long days on the road, we would be unable to reach the patients in need.
Primary Care and Disease Prevention for All
The Fair Future Foundation is unwavering in its dedication to providing primary medical care, treatment, and disease prevention to strengthen the health and well-being of families, women, and children in vulnerable communities. Through unwavering, sustainable approaches and a relentless focus on clean water, nutrition, and accessible healthcare, we are resolutely committed to creating healthier, more resilient futures for all.
The Health & Medicine category of Fair Future Foundation focuses on bringing essential medical care and health education to ultra-rural Indonesia. We share stories of how our teams work tirelessly to treat illnesses, prevent infectious diseases, and improve community health. These articles highlight the importance of access to healthcare in remote areas and show how medical programs save lives and build healthier futures for those who need it most.
We focus on primary care, treatment and prevention of diseases
Malaria prevention project East Sumba progresses in 2025
Three weeks into the malaria prevention project, East Sumba has seen real progress. The IRS campaign is complete, 20 prevention billboards are in place, and the education phase now begins. This malaria prevention project strengthens awareness, treatment, and long-term protection.
Malaria lab training strengthens diagnostics in East Sumba
Malaria lab training in East Sumba brought together 28 analysts from all health centres and the RSUD hospital. Under WHO-certified mentors, they refined slide reading and microscopy skills, strengthening diagnostic accuracy and treatment speed in rural Indonesia.
Indoor Residual Spraying malaria – Fair Future Foundation
The Kawan Against Malaria program delivers Indoor Residual Spraying malaria operations in East Sumba. Trained teams spray bamboo and wooden homes, surface by surface, to kill mosquitoes and reduce transmission. Each treated house becomes a safer place for children and families.
Truck of Life Emergency Response
Fair Future’s Truck of Life delivers emergency supplies and medical care to villages unreachable by normal vehicles. It’s our most powerful tool for urgent response and ongoing humanitarian support.
East Sumba map interactive and detailed
An interactive East Sumba map made by Fair Future and Kawan Baik. Zoom in to see villages, clinics, schools and water infrastructures. This unique high-detail map helps you understand where and how our programs work on the ground.
What We Learn by Being There
In May, 21 Kawan Sehat health agents completed intensive training in primary care. They now serve nearly 1,000 patients each month in remote Indonesian villages, offering medical treatment, prevention, and education where no doctors are available.
Medical Donation to RSUD Waingapu
Fair Future and Kawan Baik Foundations delivers over 40 types of medical equipment to RSUD Waingapu, the only referral hospital for 800000 people in East Sumba. This life-saving donation strengthens neonatal, surgical, diagnostic, and emergency care.
Erwin’s Journey Bringing Care
Erwin, the Field Coordinator of the Primary Medical Care programme, spends days crossing muddy roads, broken bridges, and steep trails to deliver medicines to Kawan Sehat agents. His work keeps remote East Sumba villages connected to lifesaving care, dignity, and trusted medical support.
East Sumba Malaria Prevention 2025
Fair Future and Kawan Baik Indonesia lead a three-month malaria prevention project in East Sumba. The initiative combines lab training, awareness campaigns, indoor spraying, and the distribution of insecticide-treated nets to protect thousands of vulnerable families.
Kawan Sehat Health Training
In May, 21 Kawan Sehat health agents completed intensive training in primary care. They now serve nearly 1,000 patients each month in remote Indonesian villages, offering medical treatment, prevention, and education where no doctors are available.
Umalulu malaria baseline turns data into action
From March to July 2025, local cadres and Puskesmas staff conducted a door to door survey in Umalulu. Across 269 households and 460 interviews, the study mapped vector control, WASH, access and behaviours. The findings deliver a practical roadmap to reduce malaria in East Sumba.






