Pertamina and the Indonesian Planned Parenthood Association (IPPA): Ensuring Sustainable Reproductive Health Services through Community Participation

SEHATI (Healthy Loving Children and Mother) is a partnership program between Pertamina, the state-owned energy company, and the Indonesian Planned Parenthood Association (IPPA) to increase access to reproductive health services through a community participation approach targeted to individuals and families.  This program is one of several efforts by the two organizations to decrease maternal, infant, and child under-five mortality rates.  The SEHATI program covers 26 villages in seven provinces. Selected provinces are those where Pertamina and IPPA both operate.  The program started in 2009.  As of 2012, SEHATI has reached over 60,000 villagers with its activities.  The key success factors are the community development strategy supported by the partners and active and ongoing engagement by all community members to ensure healthy pregnancy outcomes for mothers and their children. SEHATI village committees are now more capable of managing community funds to help pregnant women. 26 SEHATI village committees that actively promote services through primary health care centers and village health posts.  The committees are also able to revitalize village health posts and organize emergency task forces to help more mothers and children in their villages.