Medi Backpack – Field Kit for Kawan Sehat Agents
CHF 178 equips one Kawan Sehat health agent with a 12-litre backpack for first-line care, health education and patient follow-up in remote communities in East Sumba.
What this project aims to change
- One agent equipped for first-line care.
- Paper records if the app is unavailable.
- Teaching tools for prevention and advice.
You choose how much to give.
A Medi Backpack for first-line care in East Sumba
A Medi Backpack equips one Kawan Sehat agente sanitario for first-line care, health education and patient follow-up in East Sumba. An agent may reach a patient on foot. At the visit, the agent needs to assess the patient, provide care within their training and recognise when a referral is urgent.
The same kit supports prevention, advice and follow-up. If the Kawan Sehat app is unavailable, the agent can record the encounter on paper. That gives them a record to consult at a later visit.
What the Medi Backpack contains
One complete kit costs CHF 178 (IDR 3,900,000). We make the 12-litre backpack ourselves from recycled materials and assemble a kit of around 100 items. The main contents are listed below.
- 12-litre backpack. Made by our team from recycled materials.
- Medicine kit. Medicines approved for the programme.
- Medical equipment kit. Includes a stethoscope.
- Kawan Sehat book. Illustrated book for health education.
- Health posters and Posters Teaching Guide. Teaching materials for community health sessions.
- Dove non c'è un medico. Health education module with 14 chapters.
- Community Health Agent’s Pocket Guide and AppSheet Manual. Medicine information, dosing guidance and instructions for the Kawan Sehat app.
- Paper patient reporting forms. Backup for patient records when the app is unavailable.
- Patient health cards. 160 A6 cards printed on art paper in 16 designs.
- Stationery kit. Pens, notebooks and document folders.
- Power bank. 10,000 mAh.
- Logistical supplies. For field visits.
Il Kawan Sehat Book and posters help agents talk through health topics with children and families. The Posters Teaching Guide helps them lead those sessions. The Pocket Guide and AppSheet Manual brings together medicine information and instructions for using the app.
Delivery and follow-up
Fair Future Foundation and Kawan Baik Indonesia will assemble and hand over complete kits as funding becomes available through Primary Medical Care. We will record which agent receives each kit. During routine follow-up, we will check medicine stocks, equipment condition and supplies for patient reporting.
For wider context, read the WHO guideline on supporting community health worker programmes.
What we plan to do
Make the 12-litre backpack from recycled materials, assemble the complete kit and hand it to one Kawan Sehat health agent as funding becomes available.
Who is responsible
Fair Future Foundation and Kawan Baik Indonesia, through Primary Medical Care.
