Midwives "The Silent Hero"

KOMPAS.com - Evening peak awarding Heroine Award 2012 has been place on Tuesday (12/18/2012) in Jakarta. The annual event has been running since 2009, aims to give appreciation to the midwife inspirational figures who have devoted themselves to the people, especially in efforts to accelerate the success of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in particular points 1, 4, and 5 are lower numbers of poor nutrition and nutrition worse, the death rate infant / toddler, and improve the health of the mother.

Three inspirational midwife has been selected for the award winning best in Heroine Award 2012. They were midwives Sunarti empowerment initiatives for the category of food and the local economy, Midwives Rahmi for child health improvement initiatives category and Midwives Siti Kholifah the category of maternal health improvement initiatives.
Before being selected as the winner, the midwives undergo a series of stages with fairly strict judging stage. Starting from submitting a proposal which, if approved program then undergo post Bhakti midwives Midwives, which is a program that is run jointly with the leaders and members of community midwives in their area to pursue the achievement of MDG acceleration. The purpose together with the community in carrying out this program in order to create synergies so that the program can be continued.
"The Silent Hero"The midwife is The Silent Hero. They are social warriors who always devote themselves to society. Helping mothers since the planning pregnancy, during pregnancy, childbirth and continue to assist the mother to raise the child is a noble task midwife. In addition midwives also provide health information to the general public and helped empower people struggling in the economy to support their health.
With this noble task, midwives certainly an inspirational figure. Problems unique to the area to perform basic midwife innovative efforts to improve the quality of life. So that, it takes foresight midwives to formulate the problem. As the midwife Kasriyatun Second Place Category maternal health improvement initiatives. He sees the problems many miscarriages and children born with mental retardation in the region, the village of Bangsalrejo, Pati, Central Java.
This is due to the lack of consumption of iodized salt. Ironically, the village Bangsalrejo is one area in Indonesia with salt fields and many have a salt mill. By looking at the problem too, Kasriyatun initiative to provide education about the importance of iodine for good health, also specifically in pregnant women. He is also filtered through palpation goitre. Not only that, Kasriyatun also invites residents to cultivate their own salt with adequate iodine levels.
Through Heroine Award, expected the midwives in Indonesia inspired to do similar things in accordance with the existing problems in the region. Corporate and Legal Affairs Director of PT Sarihusada Yeni Fatmawati expressed his pride to the midwives who participated in the Post Bhakti Midwives. He also hoped that next year's event participants much more with wider distribution. "This year is still 18 provinces participating, is expected next year could all provinces in Indonesia took part, even to Papua," he said.
Sources: http://health.kompas.com/read/2012/12/19/08494565/