Gesundheitsbildung in Laihiru verbindet Kawan Sehat Schulung mit den jüngsten Lernenden

Dieses neue Foto des Tages shows children and adults beside fabric health posters in Laihiru, East Sumba. A village resident took it on 11 September 2026 with an older phone. This moment of rural health education brings our training into village life, where young learners begin to understand how to care for their health.

A chain of rural health education

Since 2022, Primary Medical Care has linked medical training with care in remote communities. With Kawan Baik Indonesia, we train and support 25 Kawan Sehat agents to recognise health risks, provide care within their role and explain when medical attention is needed.

Knowledge must travel beyond the training room. Our courses become practical explanations, supported by around ten fabric posters. Carried between villages, these illustrated tools help agents discuss hygiene, nutrition and malaria prevention through questions, repetition and familiar examples.

Knowledge that can be shared

This chain of rural health education connects our medical team, local agents and families. A child who understands a prevention message can share it at home. An adult who recognises a warning sign may seek help earlier. Learning needs to fit people’s age, language and daily constraints.

These children will grow up making decisions for themselves and others. Giving them understandable health knowledge is part of caring for that future. Thank you to the agents who share it.

Today, 5 October 2026 | Alex Wettstein

• Weltgesundheitsorganisation: WHO guidance addresses training, supervision and support for community health workers, helping connect learning with safe local care and prevention.
• UNICEF: UNICEF supports trained community health workers who help families make informed decisions and connect remote children with essential health services.
• UNESCO: UNESCO links education with health and well-being, supporting learning that helps children understand risks and make informed everyday choices.
• WHO Health Promotion: WHO describes health promotion as enabling people to improve control over their health, a useful framework for practical community education.
• Kawan Baik Indonesien: Kawan Baik Indonesia works with communities in Sumba on education and health, alongside Fair Future Foundation and locally trained health agents.