Aceh Clinic

The Need

Yayasan Bumi Sehat (YBS) is running a health clinic in Gampong Cot, Meulaboh, Aceh.

Within walking distance of the Bumi Sehat clinic approx 10,000 to 12,000 people survive. Most are unemployed, depressed and all are malnourished.

YBS is available 24 hours for emergency service. Our daily clinic patients include those suffering from skin conditions, coughs (sometimes TB), minor illnesses, tropical diseases (exacerbated by poverty) ie. malaria, dengue, leprosy, and trauma patients from burns and motorbike accidents.

Daily we offer prenatal care. Birth services 24 hrs, postpartum care and breastfeeding support. Due to malnutrition there is a grave risk of maternal and infant death.

Our services include:

• *General medical care

• *Maternal Health and Infant survival services

• *Capacity building for Acehinese medical personnel

• *Capacity building for community health education outreach to families, especially the women

• *Community support as a bridge between large NGO's and the communities in need. As an Indonesian NGO we have the communication and cultural skills to make things happen on the grass roots level.

The Response

For this reason Rotary Club of Bali Ubud has sponsored the building of a fully equipped maternal and child health clinic with funds received from “The Rotary Solidarity Fund in South Asia”, BAYAR through INDOGERM and the RC Bali Ubud Tsunami Fund.

This clinic building is earthquake resistant, with waste water gardens for the effluent, and an independent energy supply (there is still no electricity in our region of Aceh). This clinic is a turn key clinic, and when completed will include furnishings and medical equipment.

The clinic construction includes:

• 2 birthing rooms;

• 1 check-up/treatments room with 2 beds;

• 1 dispensary

• 1 room for administration office/reception;

• 2 overnight room with bathroom for patients in need of medical treatment;

• 1 reception/office room

• 1 staff room/meeting room with kitchen, also used for nutrition workshops;

• 1 storage room;

•  1 toilet/laundry room;

• open space for workshops and waiting family members;

as well as

• land preparation

• electrical autonomy

• waste water treatment

The donor list is as follows:

Progress Report

1. The roofs, walls and windows are now in place, the construction is scheduled to be finished in mid-April 2007.

2. The electrical installation is planned to start in mid-April.

3. The RCBU was able to get a donation of USD 30,000 from BAYER through INDOGERM for the furniture and equipment in the attachment. It will be delivered to Aceh in mid-May.

4. The moving date is expected to be possible end of May (6 months after signing the construction contract) and the official opening could take place in June.

5. No donor is available so far for the small medical supplies, like scales, bed sheets and covers, scissors, O2, lidocaine and clinical tests or equipment like the Dobbler heart monitor.

6. Our trusty ambulance was purchased by Rotary of New York holding hands with Rotary Club of Ubud Bali. Less that 48 hours after receiving it a baby girl was born in that ambulance! It is being regularly used for emergency transport and helps us save lives.