What is their mission?

Our mission is to reduce maternal and child morbidity and mortality and to support the health and wise development of communities. Toward this goal, we provide general health services, emergency care, prenatal, postpartum, birth services and breastfeeding support, in addition to education and environmental programs.  Yayasan Bumi Sehat is devoted to working in partnership with people to improve quality of life and to improve peace

What is their program?

Gentle Birthing Services,General Health services, Capacity building, and Community outreach.

The economy of Bali, largely dependent on tourism, has spiraled downward since the two Bali bombings and will continue to decline as a result of the global economic crisis. In Aceh, the Tsunami destroyed all infrastructure, leaving the survivors jobless and homeless. Lack of resources affects health status in addition to precluding access to services at the public and private facilities.

Poor maternal nutrition. Newer high-yield varieties of rice are lacking in essential nutrients which can affect mom and baby alike. Poor nutrition may lead to hemorrhage, threatening the lives of new mothers. Babies malnourished while developing are at risk for low birth weight and a cascade of ill effects. For more information, please refer to the Institute for Food and Development Policy.

High cesarean section rates. Cesarean sections, which are costly and can lead to infections, are occurring at alarmingly high rates in hospitals in Indonesia.

Given the economic realities of our patients, we provide all in-house services regardless of ability to pay and, in extraordinary cases, will also pay for a patient’s care at an outside facility if they cannot afford to do so.

How you can help?

Yayasan Bumi Sehat relies on the generous donations of friends, visitors, foundations, businesses, and our supporting organizations to provide high quality, community-based birthing and medical services at our clinics in Bali and Aceh as well as our disaster relief efforts in Haiti and across Indonesia. Please consider making a charitable contribution. We also welcome contributions of physical items to the Bali clinic

Thank you for your support!

Source : Bumi sehat Foundation International Foundation in Ubud and their web.

www.bumisehatbali.org