National Programs

• WFP-PRRO 10069.1 (July 2004-2005): A$6,600,000.
  
  Assistance to approximately 2 million poors including urban poors, children and pregnant and lactating mothers in urban areas of Central Sulawesi, Madura, Maluku, West Timor and the poorest communities of Greater Jakarta, Surabaya and Semarang.



• OCHA (2004-2005): A$2,500,000.
  
  Support to OCHA's coordination role through the Indonesia CAP 2004 in coordinating humanitarian and emergency resonse in Indonesia including provision of funding mechanism for NGOs for a rapid emergency response to meet short-term humanitarian needs of vulnerable communities.



• World Health Organisation (WHO): Strengthening of Surveillance and Outbreak Response Capacity in Indonesia (June 2004-2005): A$1,000,000.
  
  Recent outbreaks of new and emerging diseases in the South East Asia region emphasised the need for heightened capacity to detect and respond to such outbreaks. The Australian Government through AusAID has funded WHO to strengthen the capacity of Indonesia in surveillance and reporting, analyse, investigation and response to communicable diseases outbreaks.



• World Health Organisation (WHO) - Intersectoral Approach to control Avian Influenza and Strengthen Infectious Disease Surveillance (June 2005-2006) : A$3,000,000.
  
  Previous support to WHO Jakarta enabled key steps to be taken to respond quickly to Avian Influenza and initiate activities to strengthen infectious disease surveillance. Funds were aimed to support coordination, surveillance and response to Avian Influenza in humans, establish veterinary BSL3 laboratory capability, and strengthen overall surveillance.



• World Health Organisation(WHO) - Polio Immunisation Campaign in three provinces West Java, Banten and DKI Jakarta : A$1,000,000.
  
  Providing support to Indonesian authorities by two rounds of "mopping-up" door-to-door immunisation for all children under five in the provinces of West Java, Banten and DKI Jakarta after the recent outbreak response of polio cases in April 2005.



• World Health Organisation (WHO) - Polio National Immunisation Days: A$1,000,000.
  
  To support the Indonesian authorities in conducting the National Immunisation Days which shall be conducted in two rounds, end of August and September 2005. It is expected that 24.5 million children under five to be vaccinated during the two days campaign.



• IFRC: Annual Appeal 2004 (2004-2005): A$660,000.
  
  To support the organizational development and emergency response through the Palang Merah Indonesia (Indonesian Red Cross).



• WHO-Australian Response to the outbreaks of Avian Influenza in Indonesia : A$5.5 million
  
  The Australian Government through AusAID is committed to taking a strong leadership role in combating Avian Influenza in the Asia Pacific and this assistance demonstrates our intention to work closely with regional partners as they implement their plans to treat victims and prevent spread of the diseases. The Australian Government has already provided significant assistance to Indonesia to help combat the so-called bird flu, including the engagementof an Australian field epidemiologist.
  
  This funding has been used to:
  • Purchase and distribute of 50,000 anti-viral medicines to referral hospitals.
  • Reactivate the hospital and surveillance networks established during the SARS outbreak of 2003.
  • Train laboratory staff in the diagnosis of the Avian Influenza virus
  • Provide equipment to laboratories and;
  • Develop manuals on Avian Influenza in Indonesia

This page was last updated on 2 September 2005

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