Health Assistance Rehabilitation - Aceh Program (HARAP)

Estimated budget	A$32 million
Commenced	March 2005
Scheduled completion	September 2007
Counterpart Agencies	Aceh Provincial Health Office; Zainoel Abidin Hospital; District Health Offices; Ministry of Health (MOH); Aceh Reconstruction Agency (BRR)
Main Location	Banda Aceh, Aceh Besar, Aceh Barat and Pidie
Managing Contractor	JTA International (JTAI)

Background

The combination of three decades of conflict and the impact of the tsunami left health services and infrastructure in Aceh in dire shape and unable to adequately meet the needs of the Province. Aceh's main hospital, Zainoel Abidin, was badly damaged in the tsunami and many health workers, along with students and staff of health training schools, either lost their lives or lost their families and homes. Seven other hospitals, and 11 provincial health centres were destroyed.

Australia responded quickly and provided emergency relief support to affected areas, including emergency support services at the provincial hospital, where AIPRD continues to provide assistance. AIPRD supported the immediate needs of the Provincial Health Office including management support, implementation of health service systems and repairs to buildings and infrastructure. Australia is now embarking upon a longer-term program of activities in the health sector.

Description

The goal of the Health Assistance Rehabilitation - Aceh Program (HARAP) is to assist the Government of Indonesia in achieving sustainable improvement in the health of the people of Aceh and other tsunami affected areas.

The program aims to strengthen the health system in Aceh province as a whole by addressing elements of the system such as health workforce training, operational and strategic management support, clinical support services and support at the Zainoel Abidin Hospital.

Achievements/outcomes to date

The Emergency Ward at Aceh's main hospital reconstructed and refurbished;
The hospital essential services have been re-established and 198 hospital staff have undergone training or further professional development;
The hospital Dental Clinic has been refurbished and re-equipped and is now headed by an Australian-trained Indonesian dentist;
One provincial and one district pharmaceutical warehouses reconstructed and re-equipped;
Pharmaceutical supplies and systems strengthened;
The Provincial Health Office in Aceh has been reconstructed and refurbished;
Aceh's first Strategic Health Plan has been finalised and its resourcing is being identified;
Over 3,400 scholarships have been awarded to nursing, midwifery and healthcare students;
The Midwifery Academy and the Nursing Academy have been rebuilt and training has been provided to help rebuild Aceh's health system.

This page was last updated on 25 January 2007