Empowering Health in Remote Indonesia

This new Photo of the Day showcases two new publications: essential tools for saving lives where there is no doctor.

The red book is our updated 2025 edition of the “Where There Is No Doctor” training manual, written in Indonesian and tailored to the ultra-rural realities of these remote areas. With 15 chapters covering 150 pages, it equips Kawan Sehat health agents with the knowledge they need to provide primary medical care.

It’s more than a book; it’s a vital link between communities and life-saving medical knowledge. These health agents use it as their primary course material to learn how to disinfect wounds, treat infections, manage illnesses, and educate their communities on leading healthier lives, often in places without medical facilities or professional support.

The blue booklet is our new guide to using health posters. Each poster in our campaigns addresses key issues: nutrition, malaria prevention, waste management, and child health. However, a poster alone is insufficient. People must comprehend what it conveys and how to implement it.

This guidebook explains how to share these posters with villagers and children, adapt the information to each community’s needs, and transform a simple illustration into practical knowledge that can save lives.

These two new publications are much more than printed words; they represent a different approach to supporting health and well-being through clear, practical, and community-based education. In a time when economic hardship restricts access to even basic care, these materials empower people to care for themselves and one another.

Fair Future invests time, care, and resources into producing these guides so families in the most remote areas can protect their health, children, and future.

This photo encapsulates that mission: to make health knowledge accessible, to reach those who need it most, and to ensure that no one is left without the tools they require to stay healthy and safe.

Alex Wettstein – Fair Future Foundation medico-social camp in East Sumba – Rumah Kambera, Lambanapu – May 28th, 2025

List of Related Organisations with Hyperlinks

• Last Mile Health – This program brings healthcare to remote areas by training local health workers, similar to Fair Future’s Kawan Sehat programme.
• Health In Harmony – Focuses on connecting community-led health initiatives with environmental protection, aligning with Fair Future’s holistic mission.
• Medic Mobile – Utilises mobile technology to support community health workers in remote areas, paralleling Fair Future’s digital tool for health kit tracking.
• Global Health Media Project – Produces videos to train frontline health workers, similar to Fair Future’s educational approach.
• World Health Organisation – Supports health education and prevention efforts in low-resource settings, reflecting Fair Future’s field-based philosophy.
• Partners In Health – Collaborates with local health agents to bring essential care to the world’s most vulnerable, echoing Fair Future’s community focus.
• Living Goods – Empowers health workers to deliver life-saving medicines and education door-to-door, resonating with Kawan Sehat’s approach
• SIMA Studios – Tells stories of changemakers like Fair Future, focusing on community-driven healthcare in challenging environments.