Indonesia
Médecins Sans Frontières’ activities in Indonesia are focused on capacity building for emergency preparedness and response, through training and direct support.
Throughout 2024, our emergency preparedness (‘E-hub’) project developed and delivered a series of training courses, covering a range of topics relevant to emergencies, such as natural hazards. The courses include mental health awareness and psychosocial support for communities and non-specialised personnel; water, sanitation, and waste management; organisation of healthcare services and outbreak management; and the use of geographical information systems and data collection.
The target audience for these training programmes were Ministry of Health staff; emergency responders from provincial and district health offices, health centres, hospitals, universities, local NGOs; and other relevant agencies who work in emergency preparedness and response across Jakarta, Banten, and Aceh provinces.
The E-hub team conducted additional courses and ‘training for trainers’ sessions in Banten and Aceh provinces. At the end of the year, we ran a workshop in the capital, Jakarta, with representatives from the above bodies and organisations engaged in health crisis preparedness and response, to share experiences, expectations, and challenges in the implementation of E-hub activities.