Antara News·Indonesia·Wednesday, September 30, 2026 at 06:42 AM

Indonesia uses hospital ship to expand family planning access

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Lintang Budiyanti, Tegar Nurfitra

Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Ministry of Population and Family Development is expanding access to Indonesia's Family Planning (KB) program services through the Dr. Lie Dharmawan Hospital Ship in Donggala District, Central Sulawesi.

The KB program promotes informed family planning and reproductive health decisions, including responsible contraception use to support family well-being.

Ratu Ayu Isyana Bagoes Oka, Deputy Minister of Population and Family Development, stated on Wednesday that the government recognizes Indonesia's archipelagic geography as a primary challenge to ensuring equitable family planning access.

Against this backdrop, providing family planning services aboard the hospital ship forms part of broader efforts to reach residents in remote and underserved areas, she said.

"This is one way to expand family planning services in certain regions. We are aware that Indonesia is geographically vast and diverse. There are places requiring what we are doing in Donggala," Oka said.

She added that the ministry is offering floating family planning services as part of activities running Sept. 7–Oct. 7 to mark World Contraception Day.

The initiative aims to encourage greater adoption of modern contraceptive methods and address unmet family planning needs in communities with limited access to adequate healthcare facilities.

"No one should be left behind in family planning services," the deputy minister said.

Central Sulawesi Deputy Governor Reny Arniwaty Lamadjido commended the ministry for implementing the family planning initiative in Donggala.

"I appreciate this integrated approach because family health requires comprehensive attention. Efforts to improve family health demand integrated services and support from various stakeholders," she said.

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