This village is overrun with children of all ages. No one in this village has access to any health care what so ever. Mothers deliver their babies alone or with a neighbor or Grandmother birth attendant. Mortality and morbidity rates are not accessible but I was told that many women and babies die here during delivery. I was encouraged to stay and open a Puskas Mas (health clinic) for this village. The Indonesian government will provide financial support for supplies such as first aid and vaccines; it has been virtually impossible to convince any Indonesian health care worker to run a clinic in this village because it is so remote and requires a boat ride to and from N. Sulawesi for reinforcements.
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