Reflection: How possible 60 years as an independent country and  still the 
people don't know yet the simple basic hyginic matters? Is it because of 
ignorance and they only care about the religious  lifestyle in the desert 
centuries ago and the lifestyle after death in the unkown world of "dunia 
seberang"? 

Anyhow campaign costs money. Campaign means business, good business, good 
money. Who gets the campaign business?


http://www.thejakartapost.com/detailnational.asp?fileid=20070507.H05&irec=4

Clean hands drive launched to promote better life 
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta

The government launched Sunday in four cities a national hand-washing campaign 
to promote a clean and healthy lifestyle and to upgrade public health in 
general.

Coordinating Minister for the People's Welfare Aburizal Bakrie marked the 
launch by releasing balloons at the National Monument. He was accompanied by 
Health Minister Siti Fadillah Supari, National Education Minister Bambang 
Sudibyo and State Minister for Women's Empowerment Meutia Hatta. 

Similar launches also took place during the morning in Bandung in West Java, 
Surabaya in East Java and Medan in North Sumatra. 

Speaking to an audience of around 2,700 mothers and children from 25 elementary 
schools in Jakarta and Bekasi, Aburizal said the campaign was aimed at 
promoting the washing of hands, which he said was a simple act that had not yet 
become habit in Indonesia. 

"This campaign needs to be done because even though washing hands is really 
basic and simple, not many people are doing it correctly," he was quoted as 
saying by Antara. 

Aburizal noted the prevalence of diarrhea in Indonesia, the cause of 20 percent 
of toddler deaths, as one of the more prominent repercussions of people not 
washing their hands in an appropriate fashion. 

Diarrhea, he said, could be largely avoided by making hand washings a habit, 
adding that it could also help prevent other diseases such as skin infections, 
pneumonia and bird flu. 

The minister, a businessman who was initially appointed coordinating minister 
for the economy before finding his current post after a Cabinet reshuffle in 
December 2005, then demonstrated an effective method of washing one's hands. 

Placing soap into his hands, he washed and rinsed them with clean water and 
dried them off using a clean, dry towel. 

This process was later replicated by other figures attending the event, such as 
Aburizal's three fellow ministers and those representing the United Nations 
International Children's Emergency Fund (Unicef). 

They were also accompanied by 20 elementary school students appointed to the 
"20 Second Soldiers" group, which is promoting the habit of washing hands. 

Aburizal said the government hoped the campaign would raise the public's 
awareness of the importance of having a clean and healthy lifestyle, which 
would then act to suppress the spread of communicable diseases. 

It is not clear what other activities the government intends to carry out to 
ensure that the campaign is effective and produces long-term results

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