According to the head of Medical Department Bali dr. Ketut Suarjaya, normal birthing service tariff has increased into Rp500,000 since December 2011 to encourage the contribution of BPS. It is also aiming to increase the quality of birthing service for mothers in Jampersal program. The tariff addition then increasing the involvement of BPS Bali for People Prosperity Insurance program, said Suarjaya. Now it had reached 365 BPS who had followed Jampersal program.

The chairman of JKPM (People Health Care Insurance) I Gusti Mayeni, SKM., MPH. added Jampersal program is not only paying the birthing service of local mothers but also pregnancy checking service or ANC and PNC (after birthing checking). “ANC checking is paid for four times. The first checking is on the first three semester of pregnancy then it also will cover the second three semester checking service. At last it also will be paid two times of pregnancy checking on third three semester period. In the other side PNC insurance also had been paid for four times checking services,” said him.

Besides normal birthing tariff, ANC and PNC checking tariff also increased from Rp10,000 into Rp20,000. If the pregnant mother needs Caesar surgery or other services besides Jampersal tariff, added Mayeni, it will be paid in accord with IRNA DRG hospital tariff. Jampersal program is not asking complicated requirements. Pregnant mothers should bring their Indonesia ID card and they will directly get this service. It is valid for both married and unmarried women. Balinese people interest in using this program is also very good. Based on data, there are 11,694 ANC visits and PNC visits reaches 12,322 visits recently. In the other side the data of maternity visit in puskesmas (People Health Center) reaches 8,415 visits and birthing visit reaches 5,374.

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Yoga Festival International is involving about 500 spiritual participants from 13 pasraman (mental training center) in Bali either other areas around the world. “This activity takes place in Telaga Mas Ratu Bagus Ashram, Muncan Village, Selat District, Karangasem Regency for three days on April 13-15, 2012,” said the chairman of the committee of this event, I Wayan Sujana in Denpasar on Tuesday.

He said this event held by Peaceful Echo 2012 committee cooperated with Pasraman Council Seyaka Dharma Nusantara, Indian Cultural Center (ICC) and Ratu Bagus Ashram. This event is one of efforts to support Bali as spiritual tourism destination. “This Paradise Island has good vibration which has renowned by people in the world especially yoga participants,” said him.

Telaga Mas Ratu Bagus Ashram in Muncan village is about 85 kilometers in the eastern side of Denpasar. It is particularly giving yoga training for tens foreigners who are mostly coming from European countries. “A habit of mind concentration then brought by the foreigners to their countries. Now they are coming to this island particularly for Yoga Festival International,” said Wayan Sujana.

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Some sport branches that competed in both national and international events are developing in Bali. “Some sport branches that competed in world’s level indirectly were able to increase Indonesia’s image in international level,” said the chairman of KONI Bali, Drs I Made Nariana in Denpasar on Wednesday.

In a meeting of KONI coordinator Bali, he said sport branch that introduced to the national and international events is coming from traditional game of Bali. The game is carefully packed to emphasizing agility and good achievement. The sport branch is ‘Kabaddi’ that known locally as ‘megalok-galokan even the coordinator of Kabaddi Federation Indonesia (FOKSI) in Bali Ida Bagus Antara said this new sport branch introduced in 2008 at Asean Beach Games in Bali.

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The chairman of Health Department Bali Nyoman Sutedja on Monday (26/3) said KTR principal is freeing certain closed buildings from cigarette smoke and limiting the advertisement of cigarette. Bali government also planned to valid KTR on night clubs and hotels in Bali.

“Tourism sector is encouraging to push this rule on to some hotels. We will try to apply this rule on their licensing. GIPI will divide some hotels into blue category in which it is forbidden to smoke. Later security officer will be charged to warn smoking guests. There will also a sticker in the door to announce if this area is no smoking area under region rule,” said Nyoman Sutedja. Sutedja mentioned in the first step the implementation of KTR Rule will be valid on some state institutions while we are waiting government to adopt KTR rule. People who smoke in public area later will be fined Rp50,000.

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He delivered this statement amongst sudden inspection of Bali Governor in UPT People Health Care Bali (JKMB). “This office is being training center for health care doctor to apply this alternative treatment. All of the equipment is available there. This treatment planned to develop on 118 health care centers in Bali Island,” said him.

The doctors, said him, were not yet getting alternative treatment training so in the future alternative training will hold continuously. “Doctors in Denpasar now can mix herbal medicines for their patients while doctors in Jembrana and Bangli Regency had trained to do massage technique,” said him.

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The Head of HKN Committee in Klungkung Laswan Hadi, SKM., mentioned health is a basic human right as it is being one of important factor in developing human resources. It comes with education and economy factor to measure the index of human resource development. Further it emerges right statement to tell, “health is not everything but unhealthy makes everything meaningless.”

The celebration of HKN themed “Indonesia Love Health” in which generally it wished encouraging spirit, caring, commitment and real action to build medical sector to realize healthy Indonesia. “It is also aimed to increase active role and real action of private sector in empowering people. It is also increasing active role of public organization in performing healthy Indonesia,” said him.

A series of HKN 2011 covers some activities such as socialization of iodized salt, cleanliness movement (people dedication), sports such as badminton, female and male volleyball, female and male tug war (tarik tambang); little doctor competition and emergency seminar. In the peak of HKN celebration, it also will hold prize handover to the winner of the competition and also the best medical officials. The interesting one is it performing Vocal Group of Klungkung Hospital.

In this celebration, it will also hold the simulation of emergency disaster handling in Lepang Beach and the junction of west Kusamba related with accidents worked with RAPI. Vice Deputy Regent Tjok Agung represents Medical Minister Indonesia dr. Endang Rahayu Sedyaningsih, MPH., Dr.PH. said the celebration of HKN being a moment to increase national movement of cleanliness Indonesia in performing healthy Indonesia people. It needs the support of all of people. Tjok Agung accompanied the Head of Medical Office dr. IGN Swastika to hold tumpeng cutting for the oldest medical officials in Klungkung.

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According to Ali Gufron, Denpasar government had reached good development in medical service. It should be a good example for other area so people can get good medical service. “Further central government also committed to give medical service which is being basic right of people by launching Jamkesmas, Jampersal and Jamkesda. However they need to synchronize so there is no overlapping. In the other side we should take care about its administration system,” said Ali Gufron.

Now government had handling medical treatment of poor people through Jamkesmas and Jampersal program for maternity. “We had served people in medical sector,” said him. Meanwhile Denpasar Mayor I.B. Rai Mantra said Denpasar government is very committed to increase medical service of people. “Any kinds of innovation had done especially increasing medical function of puskesmas in Denpasar. One of them had applied ISO. ISO achiever is Puskesmas II South Denpasar which had achieved ISO 9001-2008. Puskesmas II Denpasar had achieved the Trophy of Excellent Service Image from central government,” said Rai Mantra.

According to Functional Doctor of Puskesmas II South Denpasar dr. A.A. Ngurah Gde Darmayuda, his side also giving major service such as IMS clinic or VCT, Emergency Service and Counseling of Teenager Health problems related with drugs. Besides Rai Mantra who has just educated in Harvard University, US, puskesmas in Denpasar now had increasing their human resource quality and its service hours. After visiting Puskesmas II South Denpasar, Vice Deputy of Medical Minister Ali Gufron had reviewed Wangaya Hospital and Sanglah Hospital.

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“Actually the explanation of Denpasar Mayor about their medical program is extraordinary even what had done is innovative,” said Dr. Wilfried. It is also attended by the head of Women Dharma Mrs. I.A. Kerthi Rai Iswara, SKPD, the village headman/ subdistrict headman, and Jumantik member (Staff of Wiggler Controller). Wilfied said any efforts of Denpasar Mayor in Medical sector in these few days will verify by assessment team that consists of any components. According to him, assessment team will hold direct interview to the field to see the implementation of medical program whether in puskesmas or traditional market. They also will chick some public sites. In the other side Wilfried with the team are also admired the innovation of Mayor Rai Mantra in coordinating medical and environment program by forming Jumantik and Jumali. Both groups are very helpful in the effort of handling medical problems. “For those reasons, we asked Mayor approval to bring Jumantik and Jumali to the central government so other area will follow the effort of Denpasar Mayor,” said Mr Wilfried.

Further Mayor Rai Mantra confessed one of the medical program is traditional market revitalization. Traditional market is a meeting site of buyer and trader. Before revitalization, the traditional market looks dirty. This negative impression should fix besides its management system. “In the future we wished traditional market in Denpasar slowly getting the image of friendly and fresh market,” said Rai Mantra. Other medical programs are increasing health level of local people such as encouraging puskesmas (central of people health) in Denpasar, building installation of liquid waste management (IPAL), increasing program of People Sanitation (Sanimas), Basic Sanitation of Integrated People (Santimadu) and Medicinal herb scientific.

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His side watching poultry traffic in Denpasar. After spraying poultry in Satria Market, Veterinary officials also spraying poultry that entering Denpasar. This activity did in By Pass Prof Mantra Street. It is targeting poultry in East Bali. This activity led by the Head of Training and Animal Slaughterhouse Supervisor (RPH) Denpasar, I.B. Suanda at 12.00 PM Wita until 15.00 PM.

Ambara Putra wished people awareness for early supervision due to people awareness to report their death poultry is still few. Though there is no sudden death of poultry, Husbandry, Fishery, and Marine office Karangasem suggest independent breeder to spray their poultry. Now poultry population in Karangasem reached 800,000 poultry while biggest amount is in Manggis District.

Poultry spraying and disinfectant effort had done by breeder group Ayu Mertha in Pasedahan village, Manggis, Karangasem. According to the head of group Drh. I Nengah Rusnawan, avian influenza prevention covers poultry spraying once a week, two times of chicken vaccination, cage sanitation, cage sterilization, and paying attention to food aspect, and poultry health. The death poultry caused by ND and Gumboro disease. Further the breeder should vaccinate their chicken for two times in two years. Egg production in Pesedahan Village Manggis in average daily reached 150,000 eggs from 200,000 chickens. This farm empowering about 70 people.

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“Cervix cancer can prevent earlier and it can do at school. School is a right choice to be a start to educate about cervix cancer,” said him after giving seminar about Medical Education of Teenager Reproduction in School for Freed Bali from Cervix Cancer 2020 in Sanur. Though this prevention effort costs high, now government was subsidizing people as it coming from any pharmacy companies.

“This vaccine indeed has expensive cost. We tried to look for subsidy and bargain its price to the factory. For those reason, we tried to develop school-base-vaccination,” said him. He explained this vaccine costs Rp1,2 million for one time and it should do three times so it costs Rp3,6 million. However program of cervix cancer at school only costs Rp1 million/student for three times vaccine. Further it can pay in installment.

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