Indonesia’s lockdown dilemma: mudik is a safety net for some, but may worsen the Covid-19 public health disaster
Public health, SocietyCalls are growing for the government to ban the post-Ramadan exodus to the regions (mudik) to prevent further spread of Covid-19. But as Dr Belinda Spagnoletti writes, mudik is also an important safety net for those living in precarity.
Multi-tasking breastfeeding mamas: morality and gender in health promotion
Analysis, Public healthNational health laws and health promotion discourse in Indonesia are heavily geared toward the promotion of exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months of a baby's life. But as Belinda Raintung explains, maternity leave provisions have not kept pace, placing significant burdens on mothers.