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6. Batua Community Health Center, Makassar City, South Sulawesi
In December 2012, the District Head of Makassar signed District Head Decree no.482012 on Exclusive Breastfeeding. This decree requires all healthcare units, including community health centers and
hospitals, to have breastfeeding rooms so that there are comfortable and safe areas
for mothers who want to breastfeed their babies.
The following month January 2013, the community health centers of Makassar
City started
preparing breastfeeding
rooms at their facilities. In these rooms, health center staff provide everything that
could be required by breastfeeding mothers: washbasins, chairs, cribs, bottles, pumps, televisions, fans, fridges, tissues, and drinking water. The funds for these items come both from the local government
udget a d fro the health e ters operatio al fu ds.
7. Nanga Pinoh Community Health Center, Melawi District, West Kalimantan
In Melawi District, in West Kalimantan, there remains a serious lack of breastfeeding facilities at community health centers
and hospitals. However, there is one community health center that has
provided a breastfeeding space for mothers, without incurring huge expense. This community health center is Nanga Pinoh,
here the e ter s head and staff have turned a spare bed into a comfortable spot for mothers to breastfeed.
This bed is available in the e ter s nutrition room. This shows
thaty not all community health centers are required to dedicate a whole separate room for breastfeeding; any space
can be used by breastfeeding mothers, as long as they can feel comfortable and safe, and will not be disturbed. Therefore,
Nanga Pinoh Community Health Center staff have installed a curtain in front of the bed, so that breastfeeding mothers
cannot be seen by the staff or other patients. Tissues and
8 drinking water are also provided for free.
The head of Nanga Pinoh Community Health Center stated that there are already many patients that use the breastfeeding corner when they come for an examination. Those who most often use the space are
the actually the staff of the health center themselves – so in fact there are twice as many benefits as
were expected
8. Implementation of a Suggestion Box in Batua Community Health Center, Makassar City
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