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Many children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) have underlying food allergies or sensitivities and gastro-intestinal problems that exacerbate and worsen their condition. However, to truly help these children improve their condition and develop to their full potential so that they have a chance to reach or even surpass the mental development of their neurotypical peers, fixing their diet alone is often not enough.
Showing a deep understanding of barriers to accessing healthcare in the province, Banten gubernatorial candidate Wahidin Halim and his running mate, Andika Hazrumy, are striving to win the hearts of voters by intensively promoting a free healthcare program.
Other parts of the world, especially developed countries, have begun to cope with increasingly aging populations, creating more integrated health-care approaches that rely on data, technology and connectivity. It is simply called “connected care”.
Third, poverty alleviation is still a major concern. Low-income people cannot only depend on social safety net programs to emerge from poverty, but must have decent jobs. There will be no sustainable poverty alleviation without decent jobs through which the poor can earn a living. Sustainable livelihoods through micro credit and basic infrastructure programs with cash-for-work schemes need to be further developed.
At the national level, challenges revolving around human development are more complex than ever. Indonesia is the fourth-most populated country in the world, with roughly 254 million people and more than 17,000 islands. It is clear that distribution of goods and services is almost impossible to be done equally. Even after 71 years of independence, challenges in provision of health care remain mostly unchanged.
Throughout this case, I wanted to answer a question: Why has this tragedy occurred while the words “hospital” and “hospitality” come from the same root-word hospes (Latin), meaning guest? I answer this question by saying that these fake vaccines suggest that hospitals in Indonesia tend to overlook the role of medicine as a form of social hospitality, or as a charitable work.
Over the past year, we have seen two cases in which patients have fallen victim to low-quality anesthetics they received while undergoing hospital treatment. In addition, the very recent cases regarding fake vaccines for children are proof that our public health system is under threat.
Indonesia’s record of health care is not exactly what one could call stellar. It’s been dotted with crises, the most recent one being the fake vaccine scandal. It is obviously caused much concern among parents, and even panic to the point that a doctor was attacked in Jakarta. What is significant is that it points to deep-seated problems in the country’s health system. Indonesia may be the biggest Southeast Asian country, and even dubbed as “the superpower” of ASEAN, but its health system is one of the worst in the region.
However, the grim truth comes in terms of the social well-being of these residents. They receive no incentives for their work as competent medical professionals for years. They have to pay tuition fees, cover living costs, daily operational expenses, as well as health insurance.
