Jul 18 Tsunami-Devastated Aceh an Epicenter of Mental Health Woes By Cat Wise Monday on the NewsHour, Ray Suarez reports on the lack of mental health services in Indonesia. Learn more about the problem in the Aceh region of Indonesia in the post below. Survivors mourn the dead after a large tsunami hit… Continue reading
Jul 15 Watch Indonesia's Mentally Ill Face Neglect, Mistreatment A shortage of health workers, lack of treatment options and widespread misconceptions about psychological disorders often leads to poor and inhuman treatment of mentally ill patients in Indonesia. Ray Suarez reports. Continue watching
Jul 14 Sneak Peek: Indonesia Series Explores Rising Power's Major Health Challenges By Talea Miller Updated with all the series reports on July 19. While Indonesia boasts the world's fourth-largest population, the biggest Muslim population, 6,000 islands and a top 20 economy, many Americans know very little of the Southeast Asian nation --… Continue reading
Jul 14 Watch Sneak Peek: Indonesia Series Explores Rising Power's Major Health Challenges Ray Suarez talks about his trip to Indonesia and the country's health challenges. Continue watching
Jul 05 Teaching the Importance of Breastfeeding By Talea Miller The Indonesian Breastfeeding Center in Jakarta offers training classes for healthcare workers and for families. Continue reading
Jul 05 New Indonesia Law: Allow Breastfeeding, or Face Punishment By Cat Wise Watch a slide show on teaching the importance of breastfeeding: In the United States, the breast milk versus formula debate tends to center on what works best for the mom and what is most nutritious for the baby. In… Continue reading
Jun 30 Jakarta Gridlock Creates a Public Health Nightmare By Talea Miller More than 1,000 die each year in auto accidents in Jakarta, where population growth and lack of public transportation have created a traffic crisis. Continue reading
Jun 29 Reporter's Notebook: Indonesia's Grand Goals, and Vulnerability By Ray Suarez Jakarta, Indonesia. Photo by Cat Wise. The NewsHour's global health team is in Indonesia shooting a series that will air in July. Indonesia now has one of the 20 largest economies in the world, yet nearly half its people… Continue reading
Jun 28 High Food Prices Hit Small Indonesian Town Hard By Cat Wise View a slide show from Marunda, Indonesia: The NewsHour's global health team is in Indonesia shooting a series that will air in July. One of the topics the team is covering is the global hike in food prices and… Continue reading
Jun 28 Food Prices Hit Small Town Indonesia By Talea Miller Families in Marunda, Indonesia are facing declining salaries just as global food prices are on the rise. Continue reading