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Saturday, August 20, 2011

Indonesia holds expo to support mother, youngsters health


JAKARTA, Aug. nineteen  -- An expo to support mother and kids health opened on Friday in Indonesia and a minister said that it might facilitate the government's efforts to attain targets within the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).

Minister for Women's Empowerment and kids Protection Linda Amalia Sari Gumelar in her welcoming remarks said that she was happy as non-public sector conjointly moves to produce data to the general public regarding the importance of healthy growth and protection for youngsters.

"Hopefully, this may facilitate the govt. achieve targets within the MDGs, particularly points variety four, 5 and 6, that are reaching gender equality, reducing infant and maternal mortality rate, increasing mother's health similarly as reducing unfold of HIV/AIDS and different contagious diseases," said Gumelar at "Mom's Babies and children Expo" on Aug. 19-21.

She said that primarily based on information of Demographic Survey 2007 released by the Central Bureau of Statistics each 5 years, Maternal Mortality Rate as a result of pregnancy, giving birth and once giving birth was still at 228/100,000 of live birth. Meanwhile, she added, Infant Mortality Rate was still at 34/1, 000 of live birth.

"This is our concern as these facts are still so much behind our target within the MDGs. we've got to scale back them. we have a tendency to still have four years ahead and that we need to be optimistic and putting your all into with varied efforts, not solely by the govt. however conjointly by folks and personal sector," said Gumelar. She conjointly noted gab in access to education for boys and ladies, high rate of early wedding, and low rate of girls participation in development.

"There are such a lot of things we've got to resolve. we want breakthroughs in facing the condition," said Gumelar.

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