Health Education for Low-Income Women in Bali

Due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, we have some changes including life structure and habits. This uncertainty time makes many people being confused about so many information that spread very fast, especially by online. However, these changes are not an obstacle to stay productive. The simplest way to overcome these challenges is to ensure that there are clear information and communication. It leads us to keep provide clear and helpful information to the public.

During this pandemic, YRS is still enthusiastic to update the latest information through social media and took part in an online seminar that held by YRS in collaboration with Faculty of Medicine, Udayana University. This online seminar is conducted through WhatsApp and this is the first online seminar for people in Traditional Market. They respond it in a various ways. Some of them are still learning, some are only passively following but many of them are very active. We know that most of them are not familiar with online learning, but they show that they are still excited for a change, even though out of their habits.

Peer Educator Meeting also conducted through WhatsApp. YRS Peer Educators are still eager to share information from YRS to their friends through online, even though most of them are traders and mothers with household routines. It does not reduce their spirit to learn more.

During this pandemic situation, YRS team decreases outreach activities to the community. We used it to evaluate the educational activities that have been carried out by the YRS team to the people around the Badung Market. The traders actively responded to YRS and they answered all of the questions that was given by YRS team. We always try to keep being productive during this pandemic.

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The spread of COVID-19 in Bali is increasing, mainly through local transmission in Traditional Market. Two YRS clients who are traders in the Badung Market were infected with COVID-19 on this month. Responding to this situation, to prevent and reduce the wider transmission, YRS Team conducted a PCR Swab Test to ensure that YRS team was not infected.

While waiting for the results of the PCR Swab Test for 1 week, we do not open clinical medical services and we were isolate ourselves before ensuring that we safe and healthy to work again. Fortunately, all YRS Team PCR Swab Test results are negative. So that we can get back to work safely and increase our awareness.

As a concrete effort to prevent the spread of COVID-19 transmission in Traditional Markets, YRS received support from KOPERNIK consist of 500 Hand Sanitizers and 30 masks which were distributed to traders in the Badung Market. Beside that, YRS team in collaboration with PD Pasar Badung also put up posters about How to Wash Hands with Hand Sanitizer at several strategic points in the Badung Market. We hope that support of masks and Hand Sanitizers can be used effectively while they work at the Badung Market.

To enter a new normal life with the COVID-19 pandemic situation, the need of materials to support a clean and healthy life by washing hands like hand sanitizers is increasing. For efficiency, YRS held a Training of trainers to make Hand Sanitizers according to WHO standards, which was facilitated by the team of Pharmacology Lecturers from Medicine  Faculty Warmadewa University. The results of training will shared through YRS social media, than, the viewer and community will have the knowledge to make the standardized Hand Sanitizers for their needs or potentially as a business unit.

Other activities, continued with support the community especially small traders and laborers in the Badung Market for the food packages consist of rice, eggs, oil, and sugar for 50 people. This activity is supported by the Alumni of Medical Faculty Udayana University84 “OCCIPUT”, hopefully it can ease the economic impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic.

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