Lola Amaria collaborates with Australia in a heart-warming film to save mothers and babies

Famous actress/director/producer, Lola Amaria, collaborates with the Australian Government in producing a docu-drama set in the beautiful part of Flores Island, Nusa Tenggara Timur, to help save lives of mothers and babies in remote rural areas of Indonesia.

The Inerie “Beautiful Mama” film tells a story of twin brother and sister, Bello and Bella, from Tololela village, Bajawa, Flores Island and Bello’s struggle to educate the people in his community, including his pregnant sister, to seek help from local clinic (puskesmas) and hospital when pregnant and giving birth, to avoid unnecessary deaths to mother and baby.

According to John Leigh, Director of the Health Unit of the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Indonesia has the skills and capability to save more mothers from dying from childbirth.

NTT Province, with technical assistance from the Australian Government, through the Australia-Indonesia Partnership for Maternal and Neonatal Health (AIPMNH) program, has achieved a remarkable reduction in maternal mortality.

“Ngada district, where the movie was produced, is part of this success story. The film clearly portrays some of the obstacles to reducing maternal deaths. But it also shows how these obstacles can be overcome through positive collaboration between the government, the health services and the local communities,” said Mr Leigh.

“The film crew had an amazing experience in Flores. The beauty of the people, culture and nature inspired us in creating the movie. We hope the core message of the movie will encourage everyone to participate in reducing the number of maternal deaths in Indonesia,” said Ms Lola Amaria, Producer from Lola Amaria Production.

The docu-drama will be previewed in 10 districts in Nusa Tenggara Timur as well as aired in local TV stations.

Australia, through AIPMNH, has assisted the Provincial Government of NTT since 2008 in reducing maternal and neonatal mortality.

Intervention programs provided by AIPMNH are evidence based and include Twinning of district hospitals with other teaching hospitals in other part of Indonesia (Sister Hospital), Community Engagement (desa siaga and Puskesmas reformasi), health promotion, Performance Management and Leadership for Puskesmas, hospitals and district health offices.

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