Indonesia
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Suva (left), a Special Assistant Teacher of PPRBM Bhakti Luhur teaching two hearing impaired students the basic sign language
CBM-supported work in Indonesia started in 1978. In May 2003 CBM opened its Prevention of Blindness (PBL) Coordination office in Jakarta to support all PBL activities funded by CBM in the country. CBM has been collaborating with the Ministry of Health since that time and a Memorandum of Understanding had been signed specifically for the PBL program. In July 2008, the PBL Coordination Office changed its status to Country Office, in order to be able to provide support to all CBM supported partners in the country.
Areas of work
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Dr. Arie Umboh examining a patient before conducting cataract surgery
Prevention of Blindness
The purpose of the Prevention Blindness Program is to increase the cataract surgical rate (CSR) in Indonesia through the provision of high quality surgical services at an affordable cost for those with curable visual loss and who would otherwise not have access to these services.
To ensure that the surgical services follow the national and World Health Organization (WHO) standards of practice, there is a close collaboration with the Ministry of Health and PERDAMI, the Indonesian Ophthalmologist Association.
CBM is currently collaborating with partners in 14 provinces. The level of support provided and activities conducted vary from province to province. One of the main areas of attention is to make sure that local resources are mobilised.
Community Mental Health
This programme aims to improve the quality of life of persons with mental or neurological disabilities, mainly persons with chronic mental illness and epilepsy, together with their families.
The programme supports capacity building initiatives to develop community-based mental health services through existing health service delivery systems of the local government at provincial and district levels.
Community-Based Rehabilitation
Community Based Rehabilitation (CBR) is a strategy to include persons with disabilities in society. In Indonesia our focus is on training community volunteers. We provide support on rehabilitation where volunteers also identify, refer and collaborate with health institutions, educational institutions and others. Our recent collaboration is in the area of disaster preparedness and emergency response in the community.
Indonesia Country Office
Country Office Address
Jl. Anggrek XII, No. 2 Karet, Setiabudi
Jakarta 12920, Indonesia
Telephone : + 62.21.5252452; 52922750
Fax : +62.21.5252452
Email:
Jl. Anggrek XII, No. 2 Karet, Setiabudi
Jakarta 12920, Indonesia
Telephone : + 62.21.5252452; 52922750
Fax : +62.21.5252452
Email:
