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MARCH 2013 Stopping Tuberculosis, One Patient at a Time By Sisca Wiguno (volunteer and researcher) and Natalia (DOTS program coordinator) Natalia, the ASRI DOTS Program Coordinator, interviewed one of the community health workers for TB treatment (DOTS workers), called Pengawas Minum Obat (treatment adherence supporter) in Bahasa and one TB patient. In this interview, they shared their impressions about ASRI’s TB treatment program, their motivation to continue their work (for the DOTS workers), and to finish TB treatment (for the patient). Read on for their stories: Interview with Nurlinda, a DOTS worker: Nurlinda is an elementary school teacher in Lamang Satong Village. As a local in this area, she recognized ASRI's work on reforestation in her village. She got acquainted with some of ASRI's staff, and it was from them she received information about ASRI's programs, which also cover health related activities. Since she desires to contribute to improving the health of her community, she was eager to know more about ASRI's health activities. In 2011, she joined ASRI as one of the community health workers for TB. .... KEEP READING THE INTERVIEW WITH NURLINDA AND PATIENT LINA HERE! . Life in the least RECENT NEWS Stopping TB: Interviews from ASRI Life In the Least Expected Places Laman Satong Reforestation Album UPCOMING EVENTS - AN EXCITING SPRING FOR HIH AND ASRI! This spring, twelve intrepid women from Dining For Women are traveling to visit ASRI in its remote corner of Borneo! Managing director Michelle and volunteer manager Kari will join them, then stay on for our yearly site visit. Look for field notes from them in April and May. Meanwhile, Green Day is scheduled for April we'll keep you posted on the "holiday" at ASRI! Not a single seedling would be planted without you. Care about our future? Give now. OUR MISSION Health In Harmony works with local organizations to provide highquality, low cost healthcare in exchange for a commitment to protect the natural resources that hold the keys to human health around the globe.

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MARCH 2013

Stopping Tuberculosis, One Patient at aTime

By Sisca Wiguno (volunteer and researcher) and Natalia (DOTSprogram coordinator)

Natalia, the ASRIDOTS ProgramCoordinator,interviewed one of thecommunity healthworkers for TBtreatment (DOTSworkers), calledPengawas Minum Obat(treatment adherencesupporter) in Bahasa ­and one TB patient. Inthis interview, they

shared their impressions about ASRI’s TB treatment program, their motivation tocontinue their work (for the DOTS workers), and to finish TB treatment (for thepatient). Read on for their stories:

Interview with Nurlinda, a DOTS worker:Nurlinda is an elementary school teacher in Lamang Satong Village. As a local inthis area, she recognized ASRI's work on reforestation in her village. She gotacquainted with some of ASRI's staff, and it was from them she receivedinformation about ASRI's programs, which also cover health related activities.Since she desires to contribute to improving the health of her community, shewas eager to know more about ASRI's health activities. In 2011, she joined ASRIas one of the community health workers for TB. ....

KEEP READING THE INTERVIEW WITH NURLINDA AND PATIENT LINA HERE!.

Life in the least

RECENT NEWS­Stopping TB: Interviewsfrom ASRI

­ Life In the LeastExpected Places

­Laman SatongReforestation Album

UPCOMING EVENTS - ANEXCITING SPRING FOR HIHAND ASRI!

This spring, twelve intrepidwomen from Dining ForWomen are traveling tovisit ASRI in its remotecorner of Borneo!Managing director Michelleand volunteer managerKari will join them, thenstay on for our yearly sitevisit. Look for field notesfrom them in April andMay. Meanwhile, GreenDay is scheduled for April ­we'll keep you posted onthe "holiday" at ASRI!

Not a single seedlingwould be planted withoutyou. Care about ourfuture? Give now.

OUR MISSION

Health In Harmony workswith local organizations toprovide high­quality, low­cost healthcare inexchange for acommitment to protect thenatural resources thathold the keys to humanhealth around the globe.

Reforesting LamanSatong: a photo album

Check out our Facebook page for aphoto album documentingreforestation efforts by ASRI staffand community workers at LamanSatong. From the nursery to thereforestation plot, see what ourpartners at ASRI have been up to!

SEE THE PHOTOS HERE!

expected places

A blog post by Erica Pohnan,conservation volunteer

It’s the end of the rainy season herein West Kalimantan, and thehundreds of newly planted seedlingsin the village of Laman Satong aresoaking up the last few rainstormsbefore their upcoming battles withdrought and weeds during the dryseason.

This batch of seedlings is beinghelped along by the treatment thatASRI’s previous conservation workhas identified as the most successful...

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