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Soe, South Central Timor \u2014 The South Central Timor Regency Government, together with civil society organizations and local communities, declared a joint commitment to enhance access to comprehensive, quality, and inclusive reproductive health information and services. The primary focus of this commitment is on Family Planning (FP) and Post-Abortion Care (PAC) services for women and adolescent girls. <\/p>\n
The commitment was signed on October 24, 2025, in Niki-, South Central Timor, during the Cadre Jamboree event of the TAKENUSA project (Joint Determination for Women’s Health in Nusa Tenggara). This event was attended by 100 cadres from four villages in TTS Regency, supported by the partner organization CIS Timor Indonesia Foundation. <\/p>\n
This commitment is considered highly important given the reproductive health conditions in TTS, particularly the high maternal and infant mortality rates. The TTS Regency Health Office recorded 19 cases of maternal deaths in 2024. For this year, as of October 2025, 13 cases have already been recorded. <\/p>\n
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“Meanwhile, infant mortality has indeed decreased from 82 infants in 2023, then 73 infants in 2024, and now (October 2025) 66 infants,” stated the Head of the TTS Regency Health Office, Dr. R.A Karolina Tahun. <\/p>\n
Meanwhile, the fertility rate in TTS remains stagnant. The fertility rate only decreased from 3.0 in 2022 to 2.88 in 2024, indicating that many women are still giving birth to more than two children. <\/p>\n
From a family planning perspective, there is still an unmet need for contraception, which potentially leads to unplanned pregnancies. <\/p>\n
“Earlier, I illustrated that our Women of Childbearing Age (PUS) tend to choose non-Long-Acting Reversible Contraception (non-LARC) more than Long-Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC),” said the Head of the Population Control and Family Planning (P2KB) Office, Drg. Matilda Kase, M.Kes. <\/p>\n
Considering these two aspects\u2014the high maternal and infant mortality rates and the low fulfillment of family planning needs\u2014a commitment from all parties is required to strengthen reproductive health services that are responsive to the needs of women and adolescent girls in South Central Timor Regency. <\/p>\n
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Haris Oematan, Director of the CIS Timor Indonesia Foundation, stated that this joint commitment is one of the keys to the sustainability of the TAKENUSA project in South Central Timor. <\/p>\n
“Therefore, it is very important for all parties to support what has been done in this project. Because this commitment becomes an entry point for the community to demand accountability,” he emphasized. <\/p>\n
She hopes that local governments can provide support, such as strengthening community health workers and funding for the sustainability of these initiatives, as a concrete demonstration of that commitment.[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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