Problems of access to medical treatment in the case of Malaria here. We need medicines to treat people – mainly children – who are affected in large numbers..
In this image Kawan, a newborn child from Sumba is with his mother. He’s only a few weeks old. He is one of the categories of people most affected here and now by malaria.
The needs for medical equipment and medicines are essential at this time. The authorities and the state services concerned do not care and do not have the means to buy the drugs that many families should have to treat one of their own.
As we told you above, we are linked to Malaria is very endemic here, where we are at work at the moment, with the Foundation and Kawan Baik teams as part of the “Water Connections” project.
This disease remains the most critical parasitosis and mainly affects children under five and pregnant women. The malaria parasite is mainly transmitted at night when it is bitten by a female mosquito, itself infected after biting an individual with malaria.
I had an interview a few days ago with the doctors on site, the local health authority and even our friend Khris (the Bupati of Sumba East, his Regent), who shared their immense concerns with us, linked to this epidemic of Malaria, which is raging at the moment.
Their words are clear and precise: “-The disease mainly affects young children, children under five, vulnerable people, especially those whose immune system is weakened by other diseases linked to poverty and undernourishment. . Pregnant women are also concerned… We have nothing to treat them!”.
If you feel like it, you can act, not for us, but for everyone there.
List of drugs and medicines that we need, and you can donate:
- Anti-malaria treatments: Primaquin©, Doxycycline©, and Kina©, for seven days treatments;
And the medicines we still need and sorely miss:
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Oral drugs: Paracetamol, Ibuprofene, Apirine, Bethadine, Antiseptics, Salbutamol, Allopurinol, Betahistamine, Domperidone, Metformin, Ambroxol, Scopma, Oralite, Zink, Vitamine C, Vitamine B, Ranitidine, Glibenklamid, Ketoconazole, Antasida…
- Ointments: Gentamicyn, Ketoconazole, Kloderma…
- Medical syrups: Sakatonik, Biolycin, San-B-Plex, Mycetin, Caviplex, Paracetamol, Lapimox, Inivit, Curviplex, Hofaxol, Unibaby, Antasida, Amoxicillin, Cefradroxil, Domperidon, Cotrimoxazole…
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Fair Future raises a deep red alert linked to the case of Malaria, which reaches a critical level here in East Sumba in Indonesia.
Although cases have decreased since 2010, the current situation sees an upsurge in malaria cases linked to the country’s economic crisis and the critical lack of access to primary medical care.
Malaria is one of the most severe public health problems in the world. Here in Indonesia, and especially in the eastern regions, it is one of the leading causes of death and disease. Children under five years old and pregnant women are the most affected groups. The problem in East Sumba is the staggering rate of cases affecting families and the anti-malaria drugs that are unavailable or too expensive. Read the full article here.
By the way, do you know what Kawan Baik means? Nope? So click here to find out Kawan!
What does Kawan Baik mean?
So many people ask us what "Kawan" or "Kawan Baik" means... Reading the pages of our site, or the newsletter that Fair Future sends you a maximum of twice a month, you will wonder why we call you "Kawan" all the time. It's a good question and we totally understand that it's a bit of a mystery to all of you. Let's take three minutes, I'll tell you what it means "Kawan" friends.
So here's the explanation: "Kawan" means "friend" in Indonesian. When you add "Baik" to it, it means "my good friend". It's simple, isn't it?
For us, you are -Kawan+your name-, and you are part of all of us because, without you, nothing would be possible. I give you an example: I'm Kawan Alex founder of Fair Future and Kawan Ayu is the founder of Kawan Baik Indonesia.
That's what we all call ourselves here, and so you have your first Indonesian lesson Kawan!
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