Initiative project

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Initiative project is a centralized project that the implementation is under the monitoring of Executive Board of CIMSA and run for 2 years. Executive Board will determine a person as project officer to coordinate CIMSA Initiative project. For the term May 2011 – May 2013, CIMSA will organize projects that related to Millenium Development Goals (MDGs) with the theme ‘Role of Medical Student to Achieve the MDGs’. Through these activities, we invite everyone to contribute in alleviating the problems of Indonesian society to achieve the MDGs goals. The aims of this project are:

1. To help the Indonesian government in achieving MDGs targets. CIMSA will focus on points 4 – Reduce child mortality , 5 – Improve maternal health, and 6 – Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases.

2. To Increase awareness among medical students to participate in achieving MDGs targets

3. Medical students can actively contribute to improve the quality of public health in Indonesia.

This project have to be held in each local of CIMSA. The activities start from pre survey. Pre survey is conducted to obtain data relate to the MDGs points 4, 5, and 6 in each local. After that, data is useful to determine which points will local focus on to make projects. The form of activities are:

- Point 4 – Reduce child mortality

· Education about infants and toddlers health, exclusive breast-feeding, early initiation of breastfeeding, nutrition intervention, and immunization.

· Child health examination.

- Point 5 – Improve maternal health

· Education to pregnant women and women of childbearing age that includes contraception, antenatal care and service management, and the needs of a family to do a family planning.

· The medical examination of pregnant women.

- Point 6 – Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases

· Regular education to communities at high risk of HIV infection such as commercial sex workers, transgender, users of sharing needles, and homosexuals, also socialization of non-discriminatory behavior toward people living with HIV / AIDS (PLWHA).

· Educate about the treatment and prevention of tuberculosis and other infectious diseases to the general public.

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