Asia and The Middle East : Indonesia
A Mobile Health Caravan- with modifications such as air-conditioning, retractable awning for portable clinic area, and lowered roof to maneuver in rural areas with low trees and wires – was purchased and will be traveling to areas still recovering from a devastating earthquake and unusually active subsequent rainy season in the Central Java region of Indonesia. The mobile unit will be equipped to provide general and specialized care for earthquake victims in Bantul District near Jogyakarta. This district was devastated by the earthquake in May 2006 with only five of its 26 health facilities now functional. The clinic will begin its services in M  arch and will offer pediatric care, psychotherapy, physical therapy, health worker training, and data collection and surveillance. Improving Health & Healthcare - In the Nagan Raya District - an area with nearly 11,000 displaced persons due to the tsunami - Project HOPE will introduce the World Health Organization's Integrated Management of Childhood Illnesses to local health workers from both the Village Health Posts and from the district level. Training will include topics such as tuberculosis, malaria, diarrhea disease, pneumonia case management, maternal and newborn care, and immunization.
 Community Midwifery Program - In Aceh Jaya District, Project HOPE will create sustainable improvements in health service delivery for women/children at the household and community level by providing training and equipment support to midwives. Training will incorporate education about clean deliveries, emergency planning, hemorrhages, and obstetric risks.
Timeline
| 1960 |
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Maiden voyage to Indonesia. (Health care/treatment on S.S. HOPE) |
| 1986 |
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Project HOPE collaborated with the University of Indonesia to implement a pediatric critical care/intensive care nursing certification program, a biomedical engineering training program, and the development of an infection prevention procedures manual at the Rumah Sakit CIPTO Mangankusamo (RSCM) Hospital in Jakarta. |
| 1989 |
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Project HOPE began implementing a joint in-service education program for midwives and physicians in West Java at the University of Indonesia, Center for Child Survival. The training covered communication and counseling skills, motivation, adult teaching methodologies, and leadership for the midwife/physician teams. |
| 1997 |
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Project HOPE Japan began implementing a Medical Follow Up Program (equipment donation/repair) in Bali. This program provided donations of specific medical devices and spare parts, and added preventive measures training for physicians and biomedical engineers based in three hospitals in Bali. |
| 1999 |
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Project HOPE developed a formal biomedical engineering training program in Bali. The focus of this training program was to improve the technical skills of biomedical engineers and provide modern techniques for the repair and proper maintenance of medical equipment |
| 1999 |
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Project HOPE began implementing a dental health program in Bali, sponsored by the Ministry of Health and Welfare. Over 15,000 elementary school children in 52 schools received dental health care education. Another important component to the program was the training of 60 Indonesian dentists in modern day dental practices. |
| 2005 |
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Project HOPE sends more than $7 million in response to Indian Ocean tsunami |
| 2006 |
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Project HOPE sends more than $1 million in response to a 6.2 earthquake in Central Java |
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